Hurricane Billy: The Stormy Life and Films of William Friedkin

Hurricane Billy: The Stormy Life and Films of William Friedkin
ISBN-10
0688078524
ISBN-13
9780688078522
Category
Biography & Autobiography / General
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
1990
Publisher
Morrow
Author
Nat Segaloff

Description

Who is the person responsible for the millions of nightmares brought on by The Exorcist, To Live and Die in L.A., Cruising and Boys in the Band? Friedkin's films conjure some of the darkest images ever put on-screen. Photographs.

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