William Friedkin

Uilyam Devid Fridkin (1935–2023) — amerikalik kino, televideniye va opera rejissyori, prodyuser va ssenariynavis. U 1970-yillardagi "Yangi Gollivud" harakatining yorqin vakili hisoblanadi. 1960-yillarning boshlarida hujjatli filmlar bilan faoliyatini boshlagan Fridkin, asosan, beshta "Oskar" mukofotiga sazovor bo'lgan "The French Connection" (1971) jinoyat trilleri va "The Exorcist" (1973) dahshatli filmi orqali dunyoga tanilgan. Uning ijodida "The Boys in the Band" (1970), "Sorcerer" (1977) va "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985) kabi muhim kartinalar o'rin olgan. O'limidan oldin "Killer Joe" (2011) va "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" (2023) kabi filmlari tanqidchilar tomonidan yuqori baholangan.