‘The Exorcist’ director William Friedkin dies at 87

andMovie director William Friedkinborn in Chicago in 1935, died on Monday, August 7, 2023 87 years old He was in Los Angeles, as announced by his wife and former producer, Sherry Lansing. The cause of death was heart failure and pneumonia.According to his wife.

g.1971 Oscar for “The French Network”his masterpiece, what made him famous in one fell swoop is The Exorcist in 1973one of the most enigmatic horror films, is remembered and used as an example of such films.

His films include Assault on Minsky (1968), The Boys in the Band (1970), The French Ring (1971), The Exorcist (1973), The Witcher (1977), “Cruise” (1980), “Life and Death in Los Angeles” (1985), “Jade” (1995), “Rules of Engagement” (2000) and “Watched” (2003).

In fact, his last film is due out in 2023, “Kane Mutiny Tribunal Martial”, It was shown at the Venice Film Festival and is expected to be released this September.

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he started his film career in the seriesAlfred Hitchcock Presents’, 1965. He told Fotogramas about his entrepreneurial experience: “I didn’t spend much time with Hitchcock, but I can tell you that interviewing Lang was difficult. The talk was enlightening and I’m so glad I did. He doesn’t like his German works, his masterpieces like “M”, “Vampires of Düsseldorf” or “Metropolis”

, he prefers the ones he did in Hollywood. I do not know why”.

But horror movies will always have him as a great representative: “The indispensable film in horror movies. All of Dario Arquito. Well, no, the first one was by Dario Argento. “Ghostly,” “Crimson,” “Four Flies on Gray Velvet,” or “The Bird with Glass Feathers” are all great horror movies. It also includes “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Alien,” “The Eighth Passenger,” “Psycho,” and most recently, a movie called “Get Out.” It’s a really good movie. And Japanese hags. Oh, and Henri-Georges Clouzot’s French Devil, it’s incredible,” he told Fotogramas.