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  • Sorcerer
  • Sorcerer review by A customer from Aberdeen
    Rated - 1 stars See "Wages of Fear" instead 3 September 2007
    ...ilm ever made. So why bother to redo something that was perfect to begin with? William Friedkin refuses to provide any answer to that question. There are some good moments in ...  
  • Bug
  • Bug review by John Taylor from Biggleswade
    Rated - 4 stars Bug 10 March 2008
    ...William Friedkin is an amazing film maker . He freely admits that not all his films are great . in fact he is honest enough to admit that some just dont work. In the Seventies ...  

William Friedkin - filmography


  • Jade on DVD (1995)
    Starring: David Caruso,  Linda Fiorentino,  Chazz Palminteri
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: 18
    Assistant D.A. David Corelli (David Caruso) is trapped between friendship and the law when the brutal murder of an important San Franciso millionaire points toward his former lover and college friend, Trina Gavin (Linda Fiorentino), a beautiful woman with a mysterious alter ego. As details of the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 51% from 162 members
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  • Cruising on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Paul Sorvino,  Karen Allen
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: 18
    Based on murders that took place between 1962 and 1979 in New York city, Cruising follows the story of police detective Steve Burns (Al Pacino)as he tries to solve a number of brutal murder cases in the gay community. Cruising received a multitude of publicity when it was released due to the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 62% from 471 members
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  • Sorcerer (1977)
    Starring: Roy Scheider,  Bruno Cremer
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: TBC
    Roy Scheider lends his intense talent to this taut action-adventure from director William Friedkin. Set on the edge of a South American Jungle, a desperate four-man team, led by Scheider, must transport a volatile cargo of nitroglycerine over 200 miles of treacherous terrain in order to stop a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 66% from 18 members
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  • The Exorcist on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Ellen Burstyn,  Linda Blair,  Jason Miller
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: 18
    With THE EXORCIST, William Friedkin (THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE BOYS IN THE BAND) rivals Hitchcock for heart-stopping terror in this deeply horrifyingmasterpiece that led to religious boycotts, fainting and nauseous audiences, and a commercial success that forever changed Hollywood. Linda Blair ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 71% from 4,862 members
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  • Good Times on DVD (1966)
    Starring: Sonny Bono,  Cher,  George Sanders
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: 15
    Versatile variety-hour marrieds Sonny and Cher, as themselves, contemplate the jump from pop superstardom to the silver screen after a big-shot producer makes them an offer they can't refuse. Actually, Sonny can refuse, as he quickly imagines the various possibilities of a Hollywood career, all of ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.0 40% from 43 members
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  • Blue Chips
    Starring: Nick Nolte,  Mary McDonnell,  Matt Nover
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: TBC
    When a college basketball coach (Nick Nolte) has his first losing season, he must decide between his personal sense of values and the value of a winning team. Does he "buy" hot prospects and win, only to lose his self-respect? Featuring cameo appearances by real-life basketball legends Bobby Knight,..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 47% from 22 members
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William Friedkin facts

5 most recent films


Bug - 2.0 stars
The Hunted - 3.0 stars
Rules Of Engagement - 3.5 stars
Jade - 2.5 stars
Twilight Zone, The - Season 1 - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films


French Connection / French Connection 2 - 3.5 stars
The Exorcist - 3.5 stars
Rules Of Engagement - 3.5 stars
Twilight Zone, The - Season 1 - 3.0 stars
To Live And Die In L.A. - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films


Good Times - 2.0 stars
Blue Chips - 2.5 stars
The Brink's Job - 3.0 stars
The Night They Raided Minsky's - 3.0 stars
Sorcerer - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars


Roy Scheider - 3 times - show films
Gene Hackman - 2 times - show films
Elliott Gould - 2 times - show films
Tommy Lee Jones - 2 times - show films
Fernando Rey - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors


John Frankenheimer - 2 times - show films
Wes Craven - 1 times - show films
Ted Demme - 1 times - show films
Richard LaGravenese - 1 times - show films
Paul L - 1 times - show films