William Friedkin is a realizer, scenario writer and producer of American film, born the August 29th 1935 with Chicago (Illinois, the United States).

Biography

Pure " produces; the school of Chicago" , William Friedkin makes her weapons like realizer of direct, then of fictions like the documentary ones for television. After some films without much relief, it takes down a world triumph decorated of a Oscar of best film for French connection in 1971 with Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, followed 2 years later by what remains like its greater success to date, the exorcist . The continuation of its catalog of films will be less rich in success in boxoffice, but not in artistic successes, such the convoy of the fear , its larger failure in Hollywood, astonishing remake of the Salaire of the fear of Clouzot, Cruising with Pacino which made scandal for its very raw description of homosexual mediums S.M., Federal police Los Angeles , whodunnit hallucinated around a character of the antipathetic and suicidal cop, or most recent Bug , plunged nightmarish in the middle of schizophrenia. Friedkin is a scenario writer of excesses, faintness and violence. Often stigmatized for its difficult character and its whims on certain surging turnings, this child prodigy of the " New Hollywood" remain a reference in the contemporary cinema of action.

Catalog of films

like Realizer

• 1962 : The People vs. Paul Crump (TV)
• 1965: Time-Life Specials: The March off Time (series TV)
• 1967: Good Times
• 1968: the Birthday ( The Birthday Party )
• 1968: The Night They Raided Minsky' S
• 1970: Boys of the band ( The Servant boys in the Band )
• 1971: French Connection ( The French Connection )
• 1973: the Exorcist ( The Exorcist )
• 1974: Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin
• 1977: the Convoy of the fear ( Sorcerer )
• 1978: empty Têtes seeks full trunks ( The Brink' S Job )
• 1980: Hunting ( Cruising )
• 1983: the Blow of the century ( Deal off the Century )
• 1985: Federal police Los Angeles ( To Live and Die in L.A. )
• 1986: C.A.T. Squad (TV)
• 1988: C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (TV)
• 1988: the Blood of the punishment ( Rampage )
• 1990: the Children's nurse ( The Guardian )
• 1994: Blue Chips
• 1994: Jailbreakers (TV)
• 1995: Jade
• 1997: Twelve men in anger ( 12 Angry Men ) (TV)
• 2000: the Hell of the duty ( Rules off Engagement )
• 2003: Tracked ( The Hunted )
• 2006: Bug

as Scenario writer

• 1980 : Hunting ( Cruising )
• 1985: Federal police Los Angeles ( To Live and Die in L.A. )
• 1988: the Blood of the punishment ( Rampage )
• 1990: the Children's nurse ( The Guardian )

as Producer

• 1977 : The 49th Annual Academy Awards , of Marty Pasetta (TV)
• 1977: the Convoy of the fear ( Sorcerer )
• 1986: C.A.T. Squad (TV)
• 1988: C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (TV)
• 1988: the Blood of the punishment ( Rampage )

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