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William Friedkin
William Friedkin (born 29 August 1935) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The Exorcist and The French Connection in the early 1970s. His recent film is Bug (2006) for which he won the FIPRESCI.
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The French Connection
The French Connection is a 1971 American crime film directed by William Friedkin. The film was adapted and fictionalized by Ernest Tidyman from the non-fiction book by Robin Moore. It tells the story of New York Police Department detectives named ...
Initial release date:
- 1971
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 104 min (62.4 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 1,800,000 (US$)
Produced by:
Sorcerer
Sorcerer is a 1977 action-adventure film, produced and directed by William Friedkin, starring Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal and Amidou. It is a remake of the 1953 French film Le Salaire de la Peur (Wages of Fear).
Sorcerer followed...
Initial release date:
- Jun 21, 1977
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 121 min (72.6 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 22,000,000 (US$)
Produced by:
The Boys in the Band
The Boys in the Band is a 1970 American drama film directed by William Friedkin. The screenplay by Mart Crowley is based on his off-Broadway play of the same title. It is among the first major American motion pictures to revolve around gay...
Initial release date:
- Mar 17, 1970
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 118 min (70.8 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 5,500,000 (US$)
Screenplay by:
The Hunted
The Hunted is a 2003 film directed by William Friedkin and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio del Toro. Brian Tyler composed the film's score.
In the Pacific Northwest wilderness, two hunters (who are implied to be "sweepers") are viciously...
Initial release date:
- Mar 14, 2003
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 94 min (56 hs )
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The Exorcist
The Exorcist is a 1973 U.S. horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl, and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her...
Initial release date:
- 1973
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Runtime:
- 122 min (73.2 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 12,000,000 (US$)
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To Live and Die in L.A.
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) is an American thriller film directed by William Friedkin and based on the novel written by former Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, who co-wrote the screenplay with Friedkin. The film features William L. Petersen...
Initial release date:
- Nov 1, 1985
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Runtime:
- 116 min (69.6 hs )
Produced by:
The Guardian
The Guardian is a 1990 film directed by William Friedkin and starring Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown and Carey Lowell. A cable television version of the film was credited to "Alan Von Smithee", indicating that Friedkin wished to disassociate himself...
Initial release date:
- 1990
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 92 min (55 hs )
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American film directed by William Friedkin, and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson. The movie, a military, political, and legal drama, is about Marine Colonel Terry Childers, played by Jackson, who is...
Initial release date:
- Mar 31, 2000
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 128 min (76.8 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 60,000,000 (US$)
Blue Chips
Blue Chips is a 1994 drama film about basketball, directed by William Friedkin, written by Ron Shelton and starring Nick Nolte as a college coach and real-life basketball stars Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway as talented finds.
It...
Initial release date:
- Feb 18, 1994
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Runtime:
- 108 min (64.8 hs )
Screenplay by:
Rampage
For the 1963 adventure film starring Robert Mitchum, see Rampage.
Rampage is a 1987 movie directed by William Friedkin. It was filmed in Stockton, California, in 1986 and received nationwide American release in 1992.
Alex McArthur plays a serial...
Initial release date:
- 1988
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 97 min (58 hs )
Produced by:
Cruising
Cruising is a 1980 film directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino. The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name by New York Times reporter Gerald Walker, about a New York City serial killer targeting gay men (In Particular those...
Initial release date:
- Feb 8, 1980
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Runtime:
- 106 min (63.6 hs )
Produced by:
Screenplay by:
The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job is a 1978 film directed by William Friedkin and starring Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Goorwitz, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands and Paul Sorvino. It is based on the Brink's robbery in Boston, where almost 3 million dollars was stolen....
Initial release date:
- 1978
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 104 min (62.4 hs )
Screenplay by:
Bug
Bug is a 2006 American horror/thriller directed by William Friedkin, and starring Ashley Judd, Harry Connick, Jr. and Michael Shannon. The film is based on the play of the same name written by Tracy Letts. The film is rated R by the MPAA for some...
Initial release date:
- Dec 1, 2006
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 101 min (60.6 hs )
Produced by:
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Jade
Jade (1995) is an erotic thriller film written by Joe Eszterhas, produced by Robert Evans, directed by William Friedkin and starring David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna and Michael Biehn. The original music score was...
Initial release date:
- Oct 13, 1995
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 95 min (57 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 50,000,000 (US$)
Screenplay by:
The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Night They Raided Minsky's is a 1968 musical comedy film directed by William Friedkin and produced by Norman Lear. It is a fictional account of the invention of the striptease at Minsky's Burlesque in 1925. The film is based on the novel by...
Initial release date:
- Dec 22, 1968
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Runtime:
- 99 min (59 hs )
Produced by:
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Deal of the Century
Deal of the Century is a 1983 American comedy film directed by William Friedkin and starring Chevy Chase, Gregory Hines, and Sigourney Weaver.
The film follows the adventures of several arms dealers that compete to sell weapons to a South American...
Initial release date:
- 1983
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Runtime:
- 99 min (59 hs )
Good Times
Good Times is a 1967 musical comedy film starring Sonny and Cher.
Sonny and Cher appear as themselves in this spoof of various movie genres, including mysteries, westerns and spy thrillers. The plot revolves around a movie contract offered to Sonny...
Initial release date:
- May 1967
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Runtime:
- 91 min (55 hs )
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party is a 1968 film directed by William Friedkin, based on an unpublished screenplay by 2005 Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter, which he adapted from his own play The Birthday Party, considered an example of Pinter's "comedy of menace".
The...
Initial release date:
- Dec 9, 1968
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 119 min (71.4 hs )
Produced by:
Screenplay by:
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men is a 1997 teleplay adapted from the Reginald Rose play of the same title.
The film is centered around twelve jurors who are deliberating a murder trial. The defendant is the teenage son of an abusive murdered father. After a...
Initial release date:
- Aug 17, 1997
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 117 min (70.2 hs )
Screenplay by:
Jailbreakers
Jailbreakers is a 1994 television film directed by William Friedkin. Filming took place in Southern California and it was released on September 9, 1994. The film was released on VHS.
The film takes place in the 1950s. Angel is a 15-year-old...
Initial release date:
- Sep 9, 1994
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 76 min (46 hs )
The Exorcist series
The Exorcist film series consists of five Horror Films based on the fictional story from the novel The Exorcist, created by William Blatty. The movie has been distributed by Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox.
The series, produced on a total budget...
