Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma

Directing

September 11, 1940Newark, 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.

Known for

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

Scarface

Scarface

1983

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1996

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1987

Carrie

Carrie

1976

Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

1993

Blow Out

Blow Out

1981

Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

2000

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

1998

Stir of Echoes

Stir of Echoes

1999

Directing41

Domino

Domino

2019

Director

Passion

Passion

2013

Director

Redacted

Redacted

2007

Director

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

2006

Director

Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

2002

Director

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

2001

Director

Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

2000

Director

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

1998

Director

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1996

Director

Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

1993

Director

Raising Cain

Raising Cain

1992

Director

The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

Director

Casualties of War

Casualties of War

1989

Director

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1987

Director

Wise Guys

Wise Guys

1986

Director

Body Double

Body Double

1984

Director

Scarface

Scarface

1983

Director

Blow Out

Blow Out

1981

Director

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1980

Director

Home Movies

Home Movies

1980

Director

The Fury

The Fury

1978

Director

Carrie

Carrie

1976

Director

Obsession

Obsession

1976

Director

Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise

1974

Director

Sisters

Sisters

1973

Director

Get to Know Your Rabbit

Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972

Director

Hi, Mom!

Hi, Mom!

1970

Director

Dionysus in '69

Dionysus in '69

1970

Director

The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party

1969

Director

To Bridge This Gap

To Bridge This Gap

1969

Director

Greetings

Greetings

1968

Director

Murder à la Mod

Murder à la Mod

1968

Director

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

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

1966

Director

The Responsive Eye

The Responsive Eye

1965

Director

Jennifer

Jennifer

1964

Director

Woton's Wake

Woton's Wake

1963

Director

660124: The Story of an IBM Card

660124: The Story of an IBM Card

1961

Director

Icarus

1960

Director

Sweet Vengeance

Sweet Vengeance

Director

Catch and Kill

Director

Stalkings

Director

Acting37

Mr. Scorsese

Mr. Scorsese

2025

Self

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

2023

Self

Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma

Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma

2022

Brian De Palma

Ennio

Ennio

2022

Self

Spielberg

Spielberg

2017

Self

De Palma

De Palma

2016

Self

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

2011

Self

Godard Made in USA

Godard Made in USA

2010

Self

Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible

Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible

2010

Self

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

2006

Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)

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

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

2006

Himself

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

2005

The Autopsy

The Autopsy

2004

Self

Black Dahlia Confidential

Black Dahlia Confidential

2004

The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre

The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre

2004

Self

The Untouchables: Production Stories

The Untouchables: Production Stories

2004

Self

The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast

The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast

2004

Self

The Untouchables: The Classic

The Untouchables: The Classic

2004

Self

Kulturplatz

Kulturplatz

2004

Self

Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma

2004

Self

The Making of 'Carlito's Way'

The Making of 'Carlito's Way'

2003

Self

Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream

Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream

2003

Self

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60

2002

The Making of 'Casualties of War'

The Making of 'Casualties of War'

2001

Self

Acting 'Carrie'

Acting 'Carrie'

2001

Self

Visualizing 'Carrie'

Visualizing 'Carrie'

2001

Self

The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'

The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'

2001

Self

'Obsession' Revisited

'Obsession' Revisited

2001

Self

Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'

Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'

2001

Self

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

1999

Self

The Making of 'Scarface'

The Making of 'Scarface'

1998

Self

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene

1997

Self

Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

1995

Self

Rotwang Must Go!

Rotwang Must Go!

1994

Famous American Movie Director

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

1994

Self

The Scorsese Machine

The Scorsese Machine

1990

Self

Movies Are My Life

Movies Are My Life

1988

Self

Writing21

Short Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma

Short Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma

2026

Original Film Writer

Passion

Passion

2013

Writer

Redacted

Redacted

2007

Writer

Sisters

Sisters

2006

Original Story, Screenplay

Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

2002

Writer

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

1998

Story

Pehla Nasha

Pehla Nasha

1993

Original Story

Raising Cain

Raising Cain

1992

Screenplay

Body Double

Body Double

1984

Screenplay, Story

Blow Out

Blow Out

1981

Writer

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1980

Writer

Home Movies

Home Movies

1980

Story

Obsession

Obsession

1976

Story

Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise

1974

Writer

Sisters

Sisters

1973

Screenplay, Original Story

Hi, Mom!

Hi, Mom!

1970

Screenplay, Story

The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party

1969

Writer

Murder à la Mod

Murder à la Mod

1968

Writer

Woton's Wake

Woton's Wake

1963

Writer

Sweet Vengeance

Sweet Vengeance

Writer

Catch and Kill

Writer

Editing5

Dionysus in '69

Dionysus in '69

1970

Editor

The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party

1969

Editor

Greetings

Greetings

1968

Editor

Murder à la Mod

Murder à la Mod

1968

Editor

The Responsive Eye

The Responsive Eye

1965

Editor

Production5

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

1998

Producer

The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

Producer

Body Double

Body Double

1984

Producer

Home Movies

Home Movies

1980

Producer

The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party

1969

Producer

Crew3

Walk of Fame

Walk of Fame

2012

Thanks

Stir of Echoes

Stir of Echoes

1999

Thanks

A Boy And His Car

A Boy And His Car

1990

Thanks

Camera2

Dionysus in '69

Dionysus in '69

1970

Director of Photography

The Responsive Eye

The Responsive Eye

1965

Director of Photography

Sound1

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

Musician