William Friedkin Movies

This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore.

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.

In 1985, Barbra Streisand released "The Broadway Album," which remains one of her most popular records. Barbra's first television special on HBO...

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

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...

An Oscars special featuring interviews with a few of the nominees and the writer and director the year's breakout hit, The Exorcist (1973).

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...

Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.

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

In this documentary, we follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates one of the most controversial films of all time, one that retains its power to shock...

Horror documentary with interviews to William Friedkin, Stan Winston, John McNaughton, Tom Holland and Ridley Scott.

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

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

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

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....

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

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

The behind-the-scenes story of how "Casablanca" became an American film classic.

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