Brian De Palma

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

37

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.

Known For

  • Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

  • De Palma

    De Palma

  • The Black Dahlia

    The Black Dahlia

  • Greetings

    Greetings

  • Mr. Scorsese

    Mr. Scorsese

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

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

    Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

  • Ennio

    Ennio

  • The Scorsese Machine

    The Scorsese Machine

  • Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

  • The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'

    The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'

  • Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

    Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • Visualizing 'Carrie'

    Visualizing 'Carrie'

  • Acting 'Carrie'

    Acting 'Carrie'

  • The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

    The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

  • The Making of 'Scarface'

    The Making of 'Scarface'

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

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

  • Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

    Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

  • Godard Made in USA

    Godard Made in USA

  • Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

    Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

  • Rotwang Must Go!

    Rotwang Must Go!

  • Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'

    Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'

  • The Autopsy

    The Autopsy

  • Movies Are My Life

    Movies Are My Life

  • The Untouchables: The Classic

    The Untouchables: The Classic

  • The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre

    The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre

  • The Making of 'Carlito's Way'

    The Making of 'Carlito's Way'

  • Ennio Morricone

    Ennio Morricone

  • Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream

    Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream

  • 'Obsession' Revisited

    'Obsession' Revisited

  • The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast

    The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast

  • Black Dahlia Confidential

    Black Dahlia Confidential

  • The Making of 'Casualties of War'

    The Making of 'Casualties of War'

  • Brian De Palma : Les Années 60

    Brian De Palma : Les Années 60

  • The Untouchables: Production Stories

    The Untouchables: Production Stories

  • Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma

    Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma