The Friedkin Connection

An acclaimed memoir from an American cinema maverick and Academy Award–winning director of such legendary films as  The French Connection and  The Exorcist. The Friedkin Connection  takes readers from the streets of Chicago to the suites of Hollywood and from the sixties to today, with autobiographical storytelling as fast-paced and intense as any of the auteur’s films. Friedkin’s success story has the makings of classic American film. He was born in Chicago, the son of Russian im