William Friedkin Movies

2010 documentary on William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic, featuring the never before seen on set footage of cinematographer Owen Roizman.

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

A documentary on the life and career of Victor Fleming, director of such iconic movies as The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.

Spielberg, Soderbergh, Stone, Friedkin, Scorsese and others tell how Kubrick's directorial style influenced them and how his unique style was...

Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.

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

The work of the US police force and the problem of fighting rising crime across the country.

A documentary on the production of The French Connection (1971).

The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the...

An overview of the making of, and a look at the continuing popularity of, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

A tribute of Howard Hawks by the British Film Institute.

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

A short Universal promo regarding the works of Alfred Hitchcock.

2020 marks 100 years since the birth of Federico Fellini, the most prominent Italian director and one of the symbols of the insuperable cinematic...

American director William Friedkin interviewed Austrian director Fritz Lang on February 21st and 24th, 1975. Lang died August 2nd, 1976.

The cry of gulls. The ticking of a clock. The clatter of a shower curtain, torn from its rod. In this workshop-like documentary, Academy...

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."

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

A documentary about men who are courageous enough to risk their lives undertaking challenges, sports-related and not, that are at the limit of human...

Part two of the making of William Friedkin's 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.