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William Friedkin

Director, Actor

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Good TimesGood Times (1967)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Sonny Bono, Cher, George Sanders
Silly, but fun vehicle for 60s idols Sonny and Cher during their kooky, family–friendly period, is also an incredibly uncharacteristic debut…
Night They Raided Minskey's, TheNight They Raided Minskey's, The (1968)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Jason Robards Jr., Britt Ekland, Norman Wisdom
An exquisite recreation of New York’s lower East Side burlesque domain headlines this 1920s romp, with Britt Ekland as the Amish girl turned saucy…
Boys in the BandBoys in the Band (1970) Aro Favourite
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs, Leonard Frey
Set at a hilarious and fractious birthday party, this look at the life of a group of gay men in the 70s captures the bawdy tenor of the times, with…
French Connection, TheFrench Connection, The (1971) Recommended
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider
An influential crime picture based on the largest narcotics seizure of all time. Won the Oscar for Best Picture for its realistic portrait of New…
Exorcist, TheExorcist, The (1973) Aro Favourite
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Ellen Burstyn
Landmark, influential horror film tells its tale of a child diagnosed with a case of demon–possession in explicit detail. A penetrating sense…
Brink's Job, TheBrink's Job, The (1977)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Peter Falk, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands
In 1950, the Brink’s security firm in Boston was robbed of nearly $3,000,000, in one of the US’ largest ever heists. This version of events…
SorcererSorcerer (1977)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal
Second film adaptation of the French novel WAGES OF FEAR, following the fates of four outcasts who take on a job transporting a cargo of unstable…
CruisingCruising (1980) Recommended
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen
Controversial, grimy thriller places cop Al Pacino undercover in New York's gay community in an effort to ensnare a serial killer, but the job begins…
Deal of the CenturyDeal of the Century (1983)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Gregory Hines
Self–destructing satire finds Chevy Chase dealing arms with a South American dictator, to the tune of $300 million. FRENCH CONNECTION hotshot…
To Live and Die in L.A.To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Recommended
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow
Super–charged policier with slimeball cop Petersen on the trail of big–time counterfeiters led by Dafoe. Swirlingly paced, with a car…
Twilight Zone, The (TV Series)Twilight Zone, The (TV Series) (1985) Recommended
Dir. Wes Craven, Tommy Lee Wallace, Robert Downey Snr.
Feat. Bruce Willis, Eric Bogosian, Amy Irving
A solid if variable 1980's reprise of Rod Serling's iconic series of off–beat fantasy stories. Also available; "Lost Classics" (1994),…
Rampage (1988)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Michael Biehn, Alex McArthur, Nicholas Campbell
This grapples with the psychology of murder and the moral dilemma surrounding the death penalty. A vicious serial killer is prosecuted but how will…
Guardian, TheGuardian, The (1990) Recommended
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell
An occult thriller from the director of THE EXORCIST about a nanny with a nasty supernatural temper. Demonstrates that, in experienced hands, a silly…
JadeJade (1995)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Linda Fiorentino, David Caruso, Chazz Palminteri
Her sultriness Linda Fiorentino (LAST SEDUCTION) revamps for this did–she–or–didn't–she thriller from the lurid pen that…
Twelve Angry MenTwelve Angry Men (1997)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. George C. Scott, Ossie Davis, Armin Mueller-Stahl
An award–winning television version of the classic jury–room drama. Re–written by the scriptwriter of the original film version…
Rules of EngagementRules of Engagement (2000)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Guy Pearce
Colonel Samuel L. Jackson interprets the 'rules' when the US Embassy in Yemen is attacked by terrorists. But after the smoke has cleared 83…
Hunted, TheHunted, The (2002)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen
Hunt–and–kill thriller with Del Toro playing a psychically wounded veteran of Kosovo, who back in America begins stalking deer hunters in…
BugBug (2006) Recommended
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jnr.
Claustrophobic, knife's–edge drama in which a victim of spousal abuse (Judd) develops an obsessive, paranoid relationship with an enigmatic…
Killer JoeKiller Joe (2011)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church
True crime, trailer park style, this down–and–dirty adaptation of Tracy Letts's play tells the ugly story of a brood of white trash…

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