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 |