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Born August 29, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois, William Friedkin began his career in television and documentaries before moving to features. His early films include such diverse movies as Good Times (1967), starring Sonny and Cher, and The Birthday Party (1968), adapted from the Harold Pinter play. In 1971, Friedkin directed The French Connection, and became the youngest filmmaker in history to win the Best Director Oscar. In 1973, his adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s horror novel The Exorcist became one of the most successful and controversial films in the history of cinema. His other films include Sorcerer (1977), Cruising (1980), To Live and Die in L. A. (1985), and The Hunted (2003). Friedkin is also a passionate classical music and opera fan, and has directed productions of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck in 1998 and Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser in 2004. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, producer Sherry Lansing.

1 Citizen Kane (Orson Welles)

2 All About Eve (Joseph C. Mankiewicz)

3 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (John Huston)

4 Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly)

5 The Band Wagon (Vincent Minnelli)

6 Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder)

7 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick)

8 The Verdict (Sidney Lumet)

9 Fatal Attraction (Adrian Lyne)

10 Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick)