Like Leclercq, Friedkin includes some additional thriller elements, but “Sorcerer” still generates its suspense from the volatile cargo in the trucks the characters are hired to drive.

In 1977, "The Exorcist's" late director, William Friedkin, helmed an American version of the film titled "Sorcerer." Arguably one of the most tense films from that decade and widely underrated ...

Exorcist director William Friedkin remade the film in 1977 under the name Sorcerer. The 2024 remake, directed by French director Julien Leclercq, follows a similar premise and credits Clouzot as a ...