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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Naomi Clarke

BIZARRE: The exorcist director william friedkin hailed as a cinematic master - You Need To See This

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Elijah Wood, Stephen King and Guillermo del Toro are among those to remember US director William Friedkin as a “cinematic master” following his death aged 87.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker and screenwriter, who was behind horror classic The Exorcist and The French Connection, died at his home from heart failure and pneumonia on Monday in Los Angeles.

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