William Friedkin
Director, Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Good 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…
- Birthday Party, The (1968)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Robert Shaw, Patrick Magee, Dandy Nichols
- A lodger at a boarding house is menaced by two sinister visitors, in this version of Harold Pinter's Kafka–esque first play. Flashes of black…
- Night 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 Band (1970)
- 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, The (1971)
- 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, The (1973)
- 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, 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…
- Sorcerer (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…
- Cruising (1980)
- 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 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. (1985)
- 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) (1985)
- 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, The (1990)
- 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…
- Jade (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 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 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, 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…
- Bug (2006)
- 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 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…