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William David Friedkin was an American director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early
Friedkin in 2017
From left: Friedkin, Owen Roizman and William Peter Blatty on set of The Exorcist
Friedkin at the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival
Friedkin with wife Sherry Lansing in 2012
To Live and Die in L.A. is a 1985 American neo-noir action thriller film directed and co-written by William Friedkin. It is based on the 1984 novel of the same name by former U.S. Secret Service agent
William Friedkin
…lauded thriller Sorcerer (1977); the crime comedy drama The Brink's Job (1978); the controversial thriller Cruising (1980); and the neo-noir thriller To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). Although Friedkin's works suffered an overall commercial and critical decline in the late 1980s, his last three feature films, all based on…
Theatrical release poster