Brian De Palma

Known for: Directing
Born: September 11, 1940, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Movies: 72

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.

Upcoming Brian De Palma Movies

Sweet Vengeance

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

8.2

Scarface

1983

7.0

Mission: Impossible

1996

7.8

The Untouchables

1987

7.3

Carrie

1976

7.8

Carlito's Way

1993

7.3

Blow Out

1981

6.0

Mission to Mars

2000

6.2

Snake Eyes

1998

5.6

The Black Dahlia

2006

6.9

Dressed to Kill

1980

Filmography

2023	Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy	Self
2022	Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma	Brian De Palma
2022	Ennio	Self
2017	Spielberg	Self
2016	De Palma	Self
2011	The 'Scarface' Phenomenon	Self
2010	Godard Made in USA	Self
2010	Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible	Self
2006	The Black Dahlia	Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
2006	Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'	Himself
2005	Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2004	The Autopsy	Self
2004	Black Dahlia Confidential
2004	The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre	Self
2004	The Untouchables: Production Stories	Self
2004	The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast	Self
2004	The Untouchables: The Classic	Self
2003	The Making of 'Carlito's Way'	Self
2003	Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream	Self
2002	Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2001	The Making of 'Casualties of War'	Self
2001	Acting 'Carrie'	Self
2001	Visualizing 'Carrie'	Self
2001	The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'	Self
2001	'Obsession' Revisited	Self
2001	Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'	Self
1999	Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius	Self
1998	The Making of 'Scarface'	Self
1995	Ennio Morricone	Self
1994	Rotwang Must Go!	Famous American Movie Director
1994	Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder	Self
1990	The Scorsese Machine	Self
1988	Movies Are My Life	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

2019	Domino	Director
2013	Passion	Director, Writer
2007	Redacted	Director, Writer
2006	Sisters	Screenplay
2006	The Black Dahlia	Director
2002	Femme Fatale	Writer, Director
2001	Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000	Director
2000	Mission to Mars	Director
1998	Snake Eyes	Producer, Director
1996	Mission: Impossible	Director
1993	Carlito's Way	Director
1992	Raising Cain	Screenplay, Director
1990	The Bonfire of the Vanities	Director, Producer
1989	Casualties of War	Director
1987	The Untouchables	Director
1986	Wise Guys	Director
1984	Body Double	Director, Screenplay, Producer
1983	Scarface	Director
1981	Blow Out	Director, Writer
1980	Dressed to Kill	Director, Writer
1980	Home Movies	Director, Producer
1978	The Fury	Director
1976	Carrie	Director
1976	Obsession	Director
1974	Phantom of the Paradise	Director, Writer
1973	Sisters	Screenplay, Director
1972	Get to Know Your Rabbit	Director
1970	Hi, Mom!	Director, Screenplay
1970	Dionysus in '69	Director
1969	The Wedding Party	Writer, Director, Producer
1969	To Bridge This Gap	Director
1968	Greetings	Director
1968	Murder à la Mod	Director, Writer
1966	Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank	Director
1965	The Responsive Eye	Director
1964	Jennifer	Director
1963	Woton's Wake	Director, Writer
1961	660124: The Story of an IBM Card	Director
1960	Icarus	Director

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