William Friedkin Movies

Thirty-five years after it was made, the climatic car chase scene in The French Connection is still jaw-dropping in its suspense and execution....

An impassioned plea for the release of a young man sentenced to die in an Illinois prison.

Documentary by Luc Lagier exploring Godard's career as a filmmaker, the production of Breathless and his influence and his relationship with American...

What happens when famous directors stage an opera? Eckhart Schmidt shows successful and failed attempts.

William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn discuss the production and the reception of Friedkin's movie 'Sorcerer'

An nnterview with director William Friedkin about The Guardian (1990)

Paintings conservators at the Getty Center reveal details of their craft as they restore two large paintings by French master Jean-Baptiste Oudry.

Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon was the last of three documentaries William Friedkin made for producer David Wolper. It concerned the world of pro...

Friedkin and Roizman talk about the film's Georgetown locales, and side-by-side comparisons between the 1973 locations and their modern 2010...

Documentary on the connections between Narc (2002) and William Friedkin's filmography.

A UCLA student film by Steve Wax. A poetic mood piece dealing with the death of an old man's spirit of romance and self-esteem. Award winner: 1967...

William Friedkin on The Manchurian Candidate

A documentary film detailing the hunt for the holy grail of cinema: the legendary lost director's cut of Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons.