Friedkin Uncut

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Friedkin Uncut

2019

1h 47m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Francesco Zippel offers an introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, the director of acclaimed films such as "The French Connection," "The Exorcist," and "Sorcerer."

Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/03/2019

[Friedkin] curses all the way through this movie and it's indicative of his filmmaking style -- which was "I don't care, I'm making it my way."

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Glenn Whipp

Los Angeles Times

08/29/2019

Friedkin is an engaging raconteur, even (or especially) when he's rambling through half-formed thoughts...

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

08/23/2019

3/4

Always a good show, even when the subject is saying things so wild or silly that they make the viewer's eyes roll like tires tumbling down a steep mountainside in Friedkin's jungle thriller Sorcerer.

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Matt Glasby

Radio Times

08/13/2020

3/5

It's just a shame this entertaining documentary by his one-time line producer Francisco Zippel isn't as frank as its subject.

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Joshua Brunsting

The CriterionCast

09/12/2019

At best, Friedkin Uncut is a serviceable EPK on whatever Friedkin film is set to get yet another Blu-ray release. Flat, lifeless, superficial. Just a slog.

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Tim Appelo

AARP Movies for Grownups

09/06/2019

4/5

The documentary's unskilled neophyte director Francesco Zippel is no Friedkin, but his subject makes this an important part of film history.

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Dennis M

@RT11655339 02/18/2025

I enjoyed it very much...and learned how many great movies Friedkin

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Dave S

@RT68722908 12/01/2023

While it never really delves too deeply into why William Friedkin was the way he was, Francesco Zippel's Friedkin Uncut is an excellent primer for anyone not familiar with the iconic director's oeuvre. The film alternates between interviews with the always irascible and outspoken Friedkin and those he worked with, focusing primarily on his most productive period, the 70s, where he directed three of the decade's most iconic films – The French Connection, The Exorcist, and Sorcerer. Granted, Zippel feels like he's fawning over his subject at times, pretty much avoiding a two decade period of mediocrity, but Friedkin Uncut remains an interesting viewing experience based simply on the mercurial temperament of the subject.

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Filmmaker Francesco Zippel offers an introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, the director of acclaimed films such as "The French Connection," "The Exorcist," and "Sorcerer."

Director: Francesco Zippel
Screenwriter: Francesco Zippel
Production Co: Quoiat Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 19, 2020
Runtime: 1h 47m