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As insane as William Friedkin's Sorcerer (1977) is, how it came to be is even more so. This essay delves into the imperfect storm of problems it's experienced in it's troubled production, brutally unfortunate release, and how time has proven it to be a masterpiece of naturalist filmmaking.
Written & edited by Samuel Mračka
0:00 Intro
0:51 Who was William Friedkin
1:39 Doing it for real
2:39 Setting up Sorcerer
4:19 Casting
4:58 Locations and problems
6:30 The bridge
8:39 Costs and expectations
9:22 The Star Wars disaster
10:46 New Life
11:35 Why Sorcerer matters
13:07 Outro
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