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

Ennio

Mr. Scorsese

Leçon de Cinéma

The Black Dahlia

Scene by Scene

Spielberg

De Palma

All Movies (32)

• Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy2023 · as Self
• Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma2022 · as Brian De Palma
• Ennio2022 · as Self
• Spielberg2017 · as Self
• De Palma2016 · as Self
• The 'Scarface' Phenomenon2011 · as Self
• Godard Made in USA2010 · as Self
• The Black Dahlia2006 · as Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
• Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'2006 · as Himself
• Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood2005
• The Autopsy2004 · as Self
• Black Dahlia Confidential2004
• The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre2004 · as Self
• The Untouchables: Production Stories2004 · as Self
• The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast2004 · as Self
• The Untouchables: The Classic2004 · as Self
• The Making of 'Carlito's Way'2003 · as Self
• Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream2003 · as Self
• Brian De Palma : Les Années 602002
• The Making of 'Casualties of War'2001 · as Self
• Acting 'Carrie'2001 · as Self
• Visualizing 'Carrie'2001 · as Self
• The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'2001 · as Self
• 'Obsession' Revisited2001 · as Self
• Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'2001 · as Self
• Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius1999 · as Self
• The Making of 'Scarface'1998 · as Self
• Ennio Morricone1995 · as Self
• Rotwang Must Go!1994 · as Famous American Movie Director
• Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder1994 · as Self
• The Scorsese Machine1990 · as Self
• Movies Are My Life1988 · as Self

All TV Shows (4)

• Mr. Scorsese2025 · as Self
• Kulturplatz2004 · as Self
• Leçon de Cinéma2004 · as Self
• Scene by Scene1997 · as Self