William Friedkin is rightly considered a pioneer of the New Hollywood movement that exploded onto American screens in the late ’60s and ’70s. Sometimes thought of as the enfant terrible of the New ...

Half-a-century after filming Gene Hackman's five-time Oscar-winning 1971 blockbuster “The French Connection,” what still shocks director William Friedkin the most is how insane he was to shoot ...

Friedkin, who won the best director Oscar for "The French Connection," died Monday in Los Angeles, Marcia Franklin, his executive assistant for 24 years, told The Associated Press on behalf of his ...

William Friedkin, the Oscar winner behind The French Connection and The Exorcist who was one of the most admired directors to emerge from a wave of brilliant filmmakers who made their mark in the ...

Friedkin’s high-wire gambit paid off: “The French Connection,” budgeted at $1.5 million, nabbed more than $50 million at the domestic box office and earned five Academy Awards, including ...

William Friedkin, one of the great directors of the New Hollywood era who helmed classics like The Exorcist and Oscar-winner The French Connection, died Monday, The New York Times reports. He was 87.

William Friedkin, the acclaimed director best known for his Oscar-winning 1971 film "The French Connection" and the 1973 horror classic "The Exorcist," has died at 87.. Friedkin died Monday in Los ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism to 1970s hits “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist” and was quickly anointed one ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism to 1970s hits “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist” and was quickly anointed one ...

William Friedkin, the Oscar winning director of two gripping film classics, “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died.

LOS ANGELES — William Friedkin, the Oscar winning director who became a top filmmaker in his 30s with the gripping "The French Connection" and the horrifying "The Exorcist" and struggled in the ...