Personal Info
Birthday
September 11, 1940
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Directing
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.
Directed Movies (38)
4.6
Domino
Movie2019
5.2
Passion
Movie2013
6.0
Redacted
Movie2007
5.6
The Black Dahlia
Movie2006
6.2
Femme Fatale
Movie2002
6.2
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Movie2001
6.0
Mission to Mars
Movie2000
6.2
Snake Eyes
Movie1998
7.0
Mission: Impossible
Movie1996
7.8
Carlito's Way
Movie1993
6.1
Raising Cain
Movie1992
5.6
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Movie1990
7.2
Casualties of War
Movie1989
7.8
The Untouchables
Movie1987
5.4
Wise Guys
Movie1986
6.8
Body Double
Movie1984
8.2
Scarface
Movie1983
7.4
Blow Out
Movie1981
7.0
Dressed to Kill
Movie1980
5.6
Home Movies
Movie1980
6.3
The Fury
Movie1978
7.3
Carrie
Movie1976
6.7
Obsession
Movie1976
7.5
Phantom of the Paradise
Movie1974
6.7
Sisters
Movie1973
5.0
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Movie1972
6.3
Hi, Mom!
Movie1970
6.2
Dionysus in '69
Movie1970
4.4
The Wedding Party
Movie1969
No Backdrop
7.0
To Bridge This Gap
Movie1969
5.5
Greetings
Movie1968
4.6
Murder à la Mod
Movie1968
No Backdrop
7.0
Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank
Movie1966
No Backdrop
5.8
The Responsive Eye
Movie1965
No Backdrop
8.0
Jennifer
Movie1964
No Backdrop
6.4
Woton's Wake
Movie1963
No Backdrop
8.0
660124: The Story of an IBM Card
Movie1961
No Backdrop
0.0
Sweet Vengeance
MovieN/A
Acting Filmography (35)
8.1
Mr. Scorsese
TV Series2025
5.0
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Movie2023
0.0
Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma
Movie2022
8.3
Ennio
Movie2022
7.5
Spielberg
Movie2017
7.0
De Palma
Movie2016
7.0
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
Movie2011
No Backdrop
0.0
Godard Made in USA
Movie2010
5.6
The Black Dahlia
Movie2006
5.5
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Movie2006
No Backdrop
7.4
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Movie2005
No Backdrop
10.0
The Autopsy
Movie2004
8.0
Black Dahlia Confidential
Movie2004
No Backdrop
7.3
The Untouchables: Production Stories
Movie2004
No Backdrop
7.5
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
Movie2004
No Backdrop
7.3
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
Movie2004
No Backdrop
6.5
The Untouchables: The Classic
Movie2004
6.0
Kulturplatz
TV Series2004
7.0
Leçon de Cinéma
TV Series2004
No Backdrop
6.0
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
Movie2003
No Backdrop
8.7
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
Movie2003
No Backdrop
0.0
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
Movie2002
No Backdrop
7.0
The Making of 'Casualties of War'
Movie2001
7.5
Acting 'Carrie'
Movie2001
No Backdrop
6.5
Visualizing 'Carrie'
Movie2001
No Backdrop
7.0
The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
Movie2001
No Backdrop
7.3
'Obsession' Revisited
Movie2001
No Backdrop
6.7
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
Movie2001
No Backdrop
8.5
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Movie1999
No Backdrop
8.0
The Making of 'Scarface'
Movie1998
6.0
Scene by Scene
TV Series1997
No Backdrop
6.8
Ennio Morricone
Movie1995
No Backdrop
6.0
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Movie1994
8.0
The Scorsese Machine
Movie1990
6.8
Movies Are My Life
Movie1988