Brian De Palma
Born: 1940-09-11
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
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
Visualizing 'Carrie'
2001★ 5.7
The Untouchables: The Classic
2004★ 6.0
The Black Dahlia
2006★ 5.6
Acting 'Carrie'
2001★ 7.0
Greetings
1968★ 5.5
Ennio
2022★ 8.3
Godard Made in USA
2010★ 0.0
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011★ 7.0
The Making of 'Scarface'
1998★ 7.9
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994★ 6.0
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
2001★ 6.5
Spielberg
2017★ 7.6
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
2004★ 7.0
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
2004★ 6.0
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2002★ 0.0
Movies Are My Life
1988★ 6.0
The Scorsese Machine
1990★ 7.0
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003★ 8.7
The Making of 'Casualties of War'
2001★ 7.0
De Palma
2016★ 7.0
The Autopsy
2004★ 0.0
Ennio Morricone
1995★ 6.7
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
2003★ 5.8
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
2023★ 5.8
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006★ 5.5
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999★ 8.4
'Obsession' Revisited
2001★ 6.3
The Untouchables: Production Stories
2004★ 6.5
Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma
2022★ 0.0
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005★ 7.3
Black Dahlia Confidential
2004★ 0.0
The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
2001★ 7.0