Brian De Palma
Directing
Born: September 11, 1940 (age 85) · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over forty years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films. De Palma was a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. His direction often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, and Michelangelo Antonioni. His work has been criticized for its violence and sexual content, but has also been championed by American critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael.
Known for
The Godfather Part II
1974
Scarface
1983
Mission: Impossible
1996
The Untouchables
1987
Carrie
1976
Carlito's Way
1993
Blow Out
1981
Mission to Mars
2000
Snake Eyes
1998
Stir of Echoes
1999
The Black Dahlia
2006
Dressed to Kill
1980
Photos (11)
Movies (5)
Self / Appearances (30)
Kulturplatz
Self · 1 eps
Mr. Scorsese
Self · 5 eps
Leçon de Cinéma
Self · 1 eps
Ennio
Self
Scene by Scene
Self · 1 eps
Spielberg
Self
Visualizing 'Carrie'
Self
Godard Made in USA
Self
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
Self
Acting 'Carrie'
Self
De Palma
Self
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
Self
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
Self
The Making of 'Scarface'
Self
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Himself
The Untouchables: Production Stories
Self
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
Self
Movies Are My Life
Self
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Self
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
Self
The Autopsy
Self
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Self
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
Self
The Scorsese Machine
Self
Ennio Morricone
Self
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
Self
'Obsession' Revisited
Self
The Untouchables: The Classic
Self
The Making of 'Casualties of War'
Self
Upcoming (2)
Directing (37)
Scarface
Director
Mission: Impossible
Director
The Untouchables
Director
Carrie
Director
Carlito's Way
Director
Body Double
Director
Blow Out
Director
Casualties of War
Director
The Black Dahlia
Director
Femme Fatale
Director
Phantom of the Paradise
Director
Mission to Mars
Director
Dressed to Kill
Director
Snake Eyes
Director
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Director
Redacted
Director
Passion
Director
Raising Cain
Director
The Fury
Director
Obsession
Director
Domino
Director
Hi, Mom!
Director
Wise Guys
Director
Sisters
Director
Greetings
Director
Home Movies
Director
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Director
The Wedding Party
Director
Jennifer
Director
Murder à la Mod
Director
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
Dionysus in '69
Director
Woton's Wake
Director
The Responsive Eye
Director
Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank
Director
To Bridge This Gap
Director
660124: The Story of an IBM Card
Director
Writing (23)
Body Double
Screenplay
Body Double
Story
Blow Out
Writer
Femme Fatale
Writer
Phantom of the Paradise
Writer
Dressed to Kill
Writer
Snake Eyes
Story
Redacted
Writer
Passion
Writer
Raising Cain
Screenplay
Obsession
Story
Hi, Mom!
Screenplay
Hi, Mom!
Story
Sisters
Screenplay
Sisters
Original Story
Home Movies
Story
The Wedding Party
Writer
Pehla Nasha
Original Story
Sisters
Original Story
Sisters
Screenplay
Murder à la Mod
Writer
Woton's Wake
Writer
Short Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma
Original Film Writer
Producing (5)
Other Crew (11)
The Godfather Part II
Musician
Stir of Echoes
Thanks
Greetings
Editor
The Wedding Party
Editor
A Boy And His Car
Thanks
Walk of Fame
Thanks
Murder à la Mod
Editor
Dionysus in '69
Editor
Dionysus in '69
Director of Photography
The Responsive Eye
Editor
The Responsive Eye
Director of Photography