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William Friedkin
Data de nascimento:
29/08/1935
Local de nascimento:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Data de falecimento:
07/08/2023
Biografia
William Friedkin (August 29, 1935 - August 7, 2023) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing "The French Connection" (1971) and "The Exorcist" (1973); for the former, he won the Academy Award for Best Director. Some of his other notable films include "The Boys in the Band" (1970), "Sorcerer" (1977), "Cruising" (1980), "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985), "Blue Chips" (1994), "Jade" (1995), "Rules of Engagement" (2000), "The Hunted" (2003), "Bug" (2006), and "Killer Joe" (2011). In 1965, Friedkin moved to Hollywood and two years later released his first feature film, "Good Times," starring Sonny and Cher. Several other "art" films followed, including the adaptation of Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band" and most notably "The Birthday Party," based on an unpublished screenplay by Harold Pinter, which he adapted from his own play. Friedkin, however, did not want to be known as an art house director, but rather for action and serious drama through stories about an America upended by crime, hypocrisy, the occult, and amorality. All of which he mounted up into his films to reflect what was going on in an America that was changing in the wake of Vietnam, the Sexual Revolution, and Watergate. In 1971, his "The French Connection" was released to wide critical acclaim. Shot in a gritty style more suited for documentaries than Hollywood features, the film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Friedkin followed up with 1973's "The Exorcist," based on William Peter Blatty's best-selling novel, which revolutionized the horror genre and is considered by some critics to be one of the greatest horror movies of all time. "The Exorcist" was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won the Best Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing. Following these two pictures, Friedkin, along with Francis Ford Coppola and Peter Bogdanovich, was deemed one of the premier directors of New Hollywood. In 1973, the trio announced the formation of an independent production company at Paramount, The Directors Company. Whereas Coppola directed "The Conversation" and Bogdanovich the Henry James adaptation, "Daisy Miller," Friedkin abruptly left the company, which was soon closed by Paramount. Friedkin's later movies did not achieve the same success. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Friedkin's films received mostly lackluster reviews and moderate ticket sales. However, his action/crime movie "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985), starring William Petersen and Willem Dafoe, was a critical favorite and drew comparisons to Friedkin's own "The French Connection" (particularly for its car-chase sequence). In 2011, Friedkin directed "Killer Joe," a black comedy written by Tracy Letts, and starring Matthew McConaughey. Killer Joe premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, prior to its North American debut at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. In April 2013, Friedkin published a memoir, "The Friedkin Connection." He was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in September.
Filmes em que atuou
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Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist (2024)- 0.00 ★Himself
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Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit (2024)- 7.50 ★Himself (archive)
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2023)- 7.30 ★Self
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The Exorcist Untold (2023)- 0.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Algren (2021)- 6.00 ★Self
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Eu Sou Alfred Hitchcock (2021)- 7.00 ★Self
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Fellini degli spiriti (2020)- 6.60 ★Self
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The Devil and Father Amorth (2018)- 5.00 ★Himself
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Friedkin Uncut (2018)- 7.16 ★Self
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SORCERERS: Une conversation entre William Friedkin et Nicolas Winding Refn (2015)- 4.50 ★
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)- 6.70 ★Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)- 0.00 ★Self
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Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)- 5.70 ★Self
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A Fuller Life (2013)- 6.60 ★Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
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Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)- 6.10 ★Self
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The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013)- 10.00 ★Self
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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)- 7.00 ★Self
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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012)- 6.50 ★Self
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Miller's Tale (2011)- 7.10 ★Self
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Making the Boys (2011)- 5.10 ★Himself
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Godard Made in USA (2010)- 0.00 ★Self
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Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist (2010)- 6.00 ★Himself
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The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now (2010)- 0.00 ★Self
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North by Northwest: One for the Ages (2009)- 6.30 ★Self
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The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009)- 6.80 ★Self
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Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (2009)- 7.50 ★Himself
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Anatomy of a Chase (2009)- 4.00 ★Self
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In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008)- 7.00 ★Self
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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)- 6.50 ★Self
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Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock (2008)- 0.00 ★Self
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Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock (2008)- 0.00 ★Self
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View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007)- 7.40 ★Self
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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007)- 6.90 ★Self
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The History of 'Cruising' (2007)- 6.00 ★Self
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Exorcising 'Cruising' (2007)- 6.00 ★Self
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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007)- 6.00 ★Self
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The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007)- 6.00 ★Self
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Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007)- 6.00 ★Self
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Shadows of Suspense (2006)- 0.00 ★Self
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Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)- 9.20 ★
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003)- 7.99 ★Self
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Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (2003)- 8.00 ★Himself
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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001)- 7.00 ★Self
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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000)- 8.30 ★Self
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The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998)- 7.20 ★Self - Director
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Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998)- 6.00 ★Self
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Hollywood Halloween (1997)- 6.00 ★Himself
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Fear in the Dark (1991)- 10.00 ★Self
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Barbra Streisand (1985) Putting It Together (1985)- 10.00 ★
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Conversation with Fritz Lang (1975)- 7.10 ★Self