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William Friedkin

Data di nascita: 29 agosto 1935

Luogo di nascita: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Scomparso il: 7 agosto 2023

William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Friedkin's other films in the 1970s and 1980s include the drama The Boys in the Band (1970), considered a milestone of queer cinema; the originally deprecated, now lauded thriller Sorcerer (1977); the crime comedy drama The Brink's Job (1978); the controversial thriller Cruising (1980); and the neo-noir thriller To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). Although Friedkin's works suffered an overall commercial and critical decline in the late 1980s, his last three feature films, all based on plays, were positively received by critics: the psychological horror film Bug (2006), the crime film Killer Joe (2011), and the legal drama film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), released two months after his death. He also worked extensively as an opera director from 1998 until his death, and directed various television films and series episodes for television. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Friedkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmografia

Film e serie TV in cui William Friedkin ha recitato o preso parte

Film

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

N/D

Film · Documentario · 2024

L'ammutinamento del Caine: Corte Marziale

6.7

Film · Dramma · 2023

6.0

Film · Documentario · 2021

7.3

Film · Documentario · 2021

6.6

Film · Documentario · 2020

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

7.4

Film · Documentario · 2019

7.1

Film · Documentario · 2018

5.1

Film · Documentario · 2018

SORCERERS: Une conversation entre William Friedkin et Nicolas Winding Refn

4.5

Film · Documentario · 2015

Il mago: l'incredibile vita di Orson Welles

6.5

Film · Documentario · 2014

4.0

Film · Documentario · 2014

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

10.0

Film · Documentario · 2013

6.6

Film · Documentario · 2013

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

6.3

Film · Documentario · 2013

6.8

Film · Documentario · 2013

6.5

Film · Crime · 2012

6.5

Film · Documentario · 2012

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

6.7

Film · Documentario · 2012

4.7

Film · Documentario · 2011

7.1

Film · Documentario · 2011

N/D

Film · Documentario · 2010

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now

N/D

Film · Documentario · 2010

6.0

Film · Documentario · 2010

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

6.8

Film · Documentario · 2009

6.8

Film · Documentario · 2009

7.5

Film · Documentario · 2009

4.0

Film · Documentario · 2009

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

N/D

Film · Documentario · 2008

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

N/D

Film · Documentario · 2008

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

6.8

Film · Documentario · 2008

7.2

Film · Documentario · 2008

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

6.1

Film · Documentario · 2007

6.9

Film · Documentario · 2007

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

7.4

Film · Documentario · 2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

6.0

Film · Documentario · 2007

7.7

Film · Documentario · 2007

6.5

Film · Documentario · 2007

N/D

Film · Documentario · 2007

6.1

Film · Dramma · 2007

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

6.0

Film · Documentario · 2007

N/D

Film · Documentario · 2006

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

9.4

Film · Documentario · 2005

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

7.7

Film · Documentario · 2003

9.0

Film · Documentario · 2003

7.9

Film · Documentario · 2003

6.2

Film · Dramma · 2003

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

7.0

Film · Documentario · 2001

6.3

Film · Guerra · 2000

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

8.1

Film · Documentario · 2000

6.6

Film · Dramma · 1998

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

7.4

Film · Documentario · 1998

6.0

Film · Documentario · 1998

7.7

Film · Dramma · 1997

8.0

Film · Documentario · 1997

5.5

Film · Mistero · 1995

5.8

Film · televisione film · 1994

6.1

Film · Dramma · 1994

9.0

Film · Documentario · 1991

5.7

Film · Dramma · 1990

5.5

Film · Azione · 1988

6.0

Film · Crime · 1987

5.0

Film · Azione · 1986

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

9.0

Film · Documentario · 1986

7.1

Film · Crime · 1985

4.7

Film · Commedia · 1983

6.6

Film · Crime · 1980

6.2

Film · Commedia · 1978

7.5

Film · Thriller · 1977

7.1

Film · Documentario · 1975

7.7

Film · Horror · 1973

7.5

Film · Azione · 1971

Festa per il compleanno del caro amico Harold

7.0

Film · Dramma · 1970

Quella notte inventarono lo spogliarello

5.7

Film · Commedia · 1968

6.6

Film · Dramma · 1968

5.2

Film · Commedia · 1967

N/D

Film · Documentario · 1966

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

N/D

Film · Documentario · 1965

N/D

Film · Documentario · 1965

9.0

Film · Documentario · 1962

Serie TV

7.7

Serie · Documentario · 2023

7.0

Serie · Documentario · 2004

8.5

Serie · Talk · 2002

7.6

Serie · Crime · 2000

8.0

Serie · Dramma · 1994

8.0

Serie · Famiglia · 1989

8.0

Serie · Commedia · 1989

7.7

Serie · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1985

7.9

Serie · Crime · 1962