William Friedkin

William Friedkin (William Friedkin) – winner of the Oscar for directing the film French Connection One of the largest American directors of the genre “thriller”. A descendant of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, he was born on August 29, 1935 in Chicago. He made his first steps into the world of cinema while still a teenager – working part-time at the Chicago television company WGN-TV, and at the age of 18 he began to try his hand at directing. A breakthrough in his career was the police drama “French more

William Friedkin (William Friedkin) – winner of the Oscar for directing the film French Connection One of the largest American directors of the genre “thriller”.

A descendant of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, he was born on August 29, 1935 in Chicago. He made his first steps into the world of cinema while still a teenager – working part-time at the Chicago television company WGN-TV, and at the age of 18 he began to try his hand at directing.

A breakthrough in his career was the police drama “French Connection”, awarded five “Oscars” and eventually entered the golden fund of cinema. On account of Friedkin also a horror film Exorcist of the Devil , work on one of the series "Tales from the crypt", crime tape "12 Angry Men" .