Directing
Brian De Palma
Also Known As: Brian Russell De Palma
Birth Date
September 11, 1940
(86 years old)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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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.
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Kulturplatz
Self
2004 • 1 episode
The Black Dahlia
Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
2006
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
2004 • 1 episode
Ennio
Self
2022
Mr. Scorsese
Self
2025 • 5 episodes
Scene by Scene
Self
1997 • 1 episode
Spielberg
Self
2017
Movies Are My Life
Self
1988
Visualizing 'Carrie'
Self
2001
Acting 'Carrie'
Self
2001
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
1999
De Palma
Self
2016
The Untouchables: Production Stories
Self
2004
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
Self
2011
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Self
2023
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
Self
2003
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
Self
2004
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
Self
2001
The Making of 'Scarface'
Self
1998