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- 'The Exorcist' (1973) Given The Exorcist is arguably the greatest horror movie of all time, or at least the very best demonic possession movie of all time, it's easy to select it as William Friedkin's best film overall.
- 'The French Connection' (1971) 14 years before To Live and Die in L.A., William Friedkin made something somewhat similar - and perhaps even a little better - with 1971's The French Connection.
- 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (1985) Neo-noir thrillers from the 1980s don't get a whole lot better than To Live and Die in L.A. This is a downbeat and unpredictable action/crime/thriller movie that never lets up for almost two hours, following a Secret Service agent who's willing to take some extreme risks when it comes to taking down a counterfeiter, given he has personal/revenge-related reasons for doing so.
- 'Sorcerer' (1977) A seemingly straightforward adventure/thriller movie with a ton of fascinating subtext, Sorcerer deserves its status as one of William Friedkin's very best movies.
- “The French Connection” (1971) The making of “The French Connection” has taken on its own mythology, but the story (recounted by Todd McCarthy in his Howard Hawks book) goes that, after making a handful of respectable films, Friedkin asked Howard Hawks what he thought of his films.
- “The Exorcist” (1973) How do you follow up one of the greatest films of all time? By making another stone-cold classic. What’s fascinating isn’t just that Friedkin was able to follow up “The French Connection” with “The Exorcist,” a movie that was just as complicated (if not more complicated) than the previous movie, but that he wasn’t the studio’s first choice for director — supposedly Warner Bros.
- “Sorcerer” (1977) Perhaps Friedkin’s towering achievement as a filmmaker was, unsurprisingly, ignored at the time of its release. An adaptation of George Arnaud’s 1950 novel “Le Salaire de la peur” (previously made as Henri-Georges Clouzot’s “The Wages of Fear,” a movie Friedkin unsuccessfully lobbied to have re-released in America ahead of his version), it follows a bunch of lowlifes (led by his “French Connection” collaborator Roy Scheider) who convene in South America to drive a truck full of nitroglycerin through the treacherous jungle.
- “Cruising” (1980) One of Friedkin’s strangest and most haunting movies, “Cruising” stars Al Pacino as an NYPD cop who goes undercover to try and solve a series of unsolved killings in the city’s gay community.
Aug 7, 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 ...
6.4 (1.2K) Rate. The down-at-heel lodger in a seaside boarding house is menaced by two mysterious strangers, who eventually take him away. Director William Friedkin Stars Robert Shaw Patrick Magee Sydney Tafler. 8. The Brink's Job. 1978 1h 44m PG. 6.5 (3.6K) Rate.
In remembrance of the late William Friedkin, here are the director's 15 best films, according to IMDb users. 1. The Exorcist (1973) R | 122 min | Horror. When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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William Friedkin. Highest Rated: 100% Algren (2021) Lowest Rated: 0% Good Times (1967) Birthday: Aug 29, 1935. Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA. One of the most powerful film directors of the ...
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