William Friedkin Movies

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential...

Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately Billy Minsky's Burlesque is hardly the place for her...

Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the...

“Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders" peels back the layers of controversy surrounding the making of the 1980 thriller, "Cruising." Directed by...

Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes,...

Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only...

Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."

On the 35th anniversary of the release of the landmark film "The Godfather," (March 15, 1972) we look back at the time and place of the film's...

William Friedkin attends an exorcism with Father Gabriele Amorth, as he treats an Italian woman named Cristina for the ninth time. Prior to filming,...

Based on Harold Pinter's enigmatic play about a boarder in a British seaside dwelling who is visited by two strangers. They torment him verbally, ask...

The life and times of music arranger, composer, producer Jack Nitzsche (Starman, Up Where We Belong, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest).

15-year-old high school cheerleader Angel falls in love with Tony, a leather-clad, dope-smoking biker. When Tony robs two jewelry stores,...

When terrorists start killing scientists who are working on NATO's laser defense program, an elite team, the Counter Assault Tactical (C.A.T.) Squad,...

The Counter Assault Tactical (C.A.T.) Squad investigates a spy who is supplying plutonium to the Sjambok, a racist South African paramilitary group...

An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The...

A behind-the-scenes retrospective made for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the classic horror film, The Exorcist. Includes interviews with Linda...

Thirteen filmmakers share personal reflections on Henri Langlois—the visionary founder of the Cinémathèque...

A look at the life and work of legendary film producer Richard D. Zanuck.

The magic and creation behind the making of William Friedkin's classic action film To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). It follows cast, crew and the...

Actors, crew and executives who worked at Warner Bros. Pictures recall their days at the studio.