William Friedkin Movies

A discussion of "North by Northwest" and its influence.

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,...

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

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

Alfred Hitchcock often referred to his style of film making as "pure cinema" — using camera movement, editing, music and sound to tell stories...

Before Prop 8, Milk or Will & Grace, before the AIDS epidemic, gay pride parades or the Stonewall uprising, "The Boys in the Band" changed...

Behind the scenes of The Hunted.

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

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

A intimate reflection at the making of and cultural phenomenon of one of the most popular and profitable horror films ever made, The Exorcist (1973).

American director William Friedkin interviewed Austrian director Fritz Lang on February 21st and 24th, 1975. Lang died August 2nd, 1976.

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

The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the...

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

A look at the visual design of the film The Shining (1980).

An insight into one of the most groundbreaking horror films of all time; the infamous The Exorcist (1973).

Paintings conservators at the Getty Center reveal details of their craft as they restore two large paintings by French master Jean-Baptiste Oudry.

A short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee.

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.