William Friedkin: Director of The Exorcist and The French Connection dies aged 87

William Friedkin, manager of the classical fearfulness movie The Exorcist, died connected Monday astatine the property of 87, US media report.

His woman told The Hollywood Reporter helium had died successful Los Angeles, the outlet reported.

His different celebrated films included transgression thriller The French Connection, which won 5 Academy Awards including champion director.

Tributes from celebrities began pouring successful implicit societal media.

On X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, histrion Elijah Wood wrote: "Aww man…a existent cinematic maestro whose power volition proceed to widen forever. So long, William Friedkin."

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