Brian De Palma

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-09-11 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Brian De Palma

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.

Production

1983

Scarface

as Director

1987

The Untouchables

as Director

1996

2000

Mission to Mars

as Director

1989

1965

The Responsive Eye

as Cinematography

1965

1976

Obsession

as Director

1980

Dressed to Kill

as Director

1984

Body Double

as Director

1984

Body Double

as Screenplay

1984

Body Double

as Producer

1993

Carlito's Way

as Director

1973

Sisters

as Director

1973

Sisters

as Screenplay

2007

Redacted

as Director

2007

Redacted

as Writer

1986

Wise Guys

as Director

1980

Home Movies

as Director

1981

Blow Out

as Director

1976

Carrie

as Director

2002

Femme Fatale

as Director

2002

Femme Fatale

as Writer

1998

Snake Eyes

as Director

1998

Snake Eyes

as Producer

1998

Snake Eyes

as Story

2006

The Black Dahlia

as Director

1978

The Fury

as Director

1981

Blow Out

as Writer

1992

Raising Cain

as Director

1992

Raising Cain

as Screenplay

1970

Hi, Mom!

as Director

1970

Hi, Mom!

as Screenplay

1968

Murder à la Mod

as Director

1968

1968

1968

Greetings

as Director

1968

Greetings

as Writer

1969

1969

1970

Dionysus in '69

as Director

2013

Passion

as Director

2013

Passion

as Screenplay

1963

Woton's Wake

as Director

1965

-

Lights Out

as Director

1973

Sisters

as Original Story

1960

Icarus

as Director

1964

Jennifer

as Director

1969

-

Sweet Vengeance

as Director

-

1980

2019

Domino

as Director

1976

Obsession

as Story

1970

Hi, Mom!

as Story

1980

Home Movies

as Story

1980

Home Movies

as Producer

1968

Greetings

as Editor

1999

1969

1969

1984

Body Double

as Story

1963

Woton's Wake

as Writer

1970

1970

Dionysus in '69

as Cinematography

-

Catch and Kill

as Director

2006

Sisters

as Original Story

2006

Sisters

as Screenplay

2012

Walk of Fame

as Thanks

-

-

Stalkings

as Director

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