
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.
Acting (31 movies)

Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
2001

Acting 'Carrie'
2001

Visualizing 'Carrie'
2001

Ennio
2022

The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
2003

The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
2004

The Untouchables: Production Stories
2004

The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
2004

The Untouchables: The Classic
2004

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005

The Black Dahlia
2006

Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003

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

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011

De Palma
2016

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999

The Making of 'Scarface'
1998

Movies Are My Life
1988

'Obsession' Revisited
2001

The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
2001

The Scorsese Machine
1990

Spielberg
2017

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2002

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

Greetings
1968

The Autopsy
2004

Ennio Morricone
1995

Godard Made in USA
2010

The Making of 'Casualties of War'
2001

Black Dahlia Confidential
2004
Directing (38 movies)

The Untouchables
1987

Scarface
1983

Mission: Impossible
1996

Mission to Mars
2000

Casualties of War
1989

Obsession
1976

Dressed to Kill
1980

Body Double
1984

Carlito's Way
1993

Sisters
1973

Redacted
2007

Wise Guys
1986

Blow Out
1981

Home Movies
1980

Carrie
1976

Femme Fatale
2002

Snake Eyes
1998

The Black Dahlia
2006

The Fury
1978

Phantom of the Paradise
1974

The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990

Raising Cain
1992

Hi, Mom!
1970

Murder à la Mod
1968

Greetings
1968

The Wedding Party
1969

Dionysus in '69
1970

Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972

Passion
2013

Woton's Wake
1963

The Responsive Eye
1965

Jennifer
1964

660124: The Story of an IBM Card
1961

To Bridge This Gap
1969
Icarus
1960

Domino
2019

Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank
1966

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Woton's Wake | 1963 | Writer |
| Murder à la Mod | 1968 | Writer |
| Greetings | 1968 | Writer |
| The Wedding Party | 1969 | Writer |
| The Wedding Party | 1969 | Producer |
| Hi, Mom! | 1970 | Screenplay |
| Sisters | 1973 | Screenplay |
| Phantom of the Paradise | 1974 | Writer |
| Home Movies | 1980 | Producer |
| Dressed to Kill | 1980 | Writer |
| Blow Out | 1981 | Writer |
| Body Double | 1984 | Screenplay |
| Body Double | 1984 | Producer |
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | 1990 | Producer |
| Raising Cain | 1992 | Screenplay |
| Snake Eyes | 1998 | Producer |
| Femme Fatale | 2002 | Writer |
| Sisters | 2006 | Screenplay |
| Redacted | 2007 | Writer |
| Passion | 2013 | Writer |