Brian De Palma
Born
September 11, 1940 (84 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Self
2023

Ennio
Self
2022

Spielberg
Self
2017

De Palma
Self
2016

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
Self
2011

Godard Made in USA
Self
2010

The Black Dahlia
Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
2006

Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Himself
2006

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005

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
2004

Kulturplatz
Self · (1 episode)
2004

Leçon de Cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
2004

The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
Self
2003

Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
Self
2003

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2002

The Making of 'Casualties of War'
Self
2001

Acting 'Carrie'
Self
2001

Visualizing 'Carrie'
Self
2001

The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
Self
2001

Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
Self
2001
Rotwang Must Go!
Famous American Movie Director
1994

Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma
Brian De Palma

'Obsession' Revisited
Self
2001

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
1999

The Making of 'Scarface'
Self
1998

Scene by Scene
Self · (1 episode)
1997

Ennio Morricone
Self
1995

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Self
1994

The Scorsese Machine
Self
1990

Movies Are My Life
Self
1988

Greetings
Man smoking in front of draft office (uncredited)
1968