William Friedkin had some very kind words for a young director, one he said would be a success no matter what period of time he was working in.

The others don't even exist." Friedkin suffered a decline in form just a few years after The Exorcist, his biggest box office success. Sorcerer, released in 1977, had an estimated budget of $22m ...

Filmmaker William Friedkin leaned into these possibilities and then some with his 1971 feature The French Connection, while subsequent 1970s directorial efforts like The Exorcist and Sorcerer ...