{"product_id":"william-friedkin-christopher-heard-9781998365852","title":"William Friedkin: The Life and Films of a Cinematic Risk-Taker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first biography of acclaimed American film director known as \"Hurricane Billy.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Friedkin--\"Hurricane Billy\"--was a fearless, trailblazing filmmaker of the 1970s American New Wave. Born a streetwise kid in Chicago, he burst onto the scene with The People vs. Paul Crump, a documentary that helped commute a death row inmate's sentence. His eclectic early work included a film with Sonny and Cher and an adaptation of Harold Pinter's first play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriedkin soared to fame with The French Connection, winning an Oscar for Best Director, then shattered box-office records with The Exorcist. He risked everything for Sorcerer, his audacious masterpiece, and was vilified for Cruising. Reinventing himself yet again, he crafted the slick neo-noir To Live and Die in L.A. in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Loved, loathed, admired, and imitated, Friedkin was a cinematic risk-taker and master storyteller, known for his contradictions, sharp wit, and relentless pursuit of visceral, uncompromising cinema. His legacy remains as bold and unpredictable as his films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Heard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1998365859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781998365852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sutherland House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Christopher Heard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097200500991,"sku":"9781998365852","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/william-friedkin-christopher-heard-9781998365852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}