Director
Brian De Palma
Born 11 September 1940 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Brian De Palma (born 1940) is an American director and writer who emerged during the New Hollywood era. He is best known for stylish suspense and crime films that draw heavily on Alfred Hitchcock and other filmmakers. His work divides critics over its violence but has strong defenders.
Key films
Sisters (1973)
An early Hitchcock-inspired thriller that established his suspense style and his split-screen technique.
Carrie (1976)
Adaptation of Stephen King's novel that became a landmark horror film and a major critical and commercial success.
Blow Out (1981)
A paranoid sound-recording thriller, widely regarded as one of his finest and most personal films.
Scarface (1983)
Crime epic that became a cultural touchstone, now considered a classic despite a divided initial reception.
The Untouchables (1987)
His biggest mainstream hit, a stylish Prohibition-era crime drama.
Key awards
- 1969 Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear (Alfred Bauer Prize) for Greetings
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 71
- 1960IcarusDirector
- 1961660124: The Story of an IBM CardDirector
- 1963Woton's WakeDirector
- 1964JenniferDirector
- 1965The Responsive EyeDirector
- 1966Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong BankDirector
- 1968GreetingsDirector
- 1968Murder à la ModDirector
- 1969The Wedding PartyDirector
- 1969To Bridge This GapDirector
- 1970Hi, Mom!Director
- 1970Dionysus in '69Director
- 1972Get to Know Your RabbitDirector
- 1973SistersDirector
- 1974Phantom of the ParadiseDirector
- 1976CarrieDirector
- 1976ObsessionDirector
- 1978The FuryDirector
- 1980Dressed to KillDirector
- 1980Home MoviesDirector
- 1981Blow OutDirector
- 1983ScarfaceDirector
- 1984Body DoubleDirector
- 1986Wise GuysDirector
- 1987The UntouchablesDirector
- 1988Movies Are My Life · as SelfActor
- 1989Casualties of WarDirector
- 1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesDirector
- 1990The Scorsese Machine · as SelfActor
- 1992Raising CainDirector
- 1993Carlito's WayDirector
- 1994Rotwang Must Go! · as Famous American Movie DirectorActor
- 1994Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder · as SelfActor
- 1995Ennio Morricone · as SelfActor
- 1996Mission: ImpossibleDirector
- 1998Snake EyesDirector
- 1998The Making of 'Scarface' · as SelfActor
- 1999Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius · as SelfActor
- 2000Mission to MarsDirector
- 2001Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000Director
- 2001Visualizing 'Carrie' · as SelfActor
- 2001The Making of 'Dressed to Kill' · as SelfActor
- 2001'Obsession' Revisited · as SelfActor
- 2001Acting 'Carrie' · as SelfActor
- 2001Slashing 'Dressed to Kill' · as SelfActor
- 2001The Making of 'Casualties of War' · as SelfActor
- 2002Femme FataleDirector
- 2002Brian De Palma : Les Années 60Actor
- 2003The Making of 'Carlito's Way' · as SelfActor
- 2003Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream · as SelfActor
- 2004The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast · as SelfActor
- 2004The Untouchables: Production Stories · as SelfActor
- 2004The Untouchables: The Classic · as SelfActor
- 2004The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre · as SelfActor
- 2004The Autopsy · as SelfActor
- 2004Black Dahlia ConfidentialActor
- 2005Gangland: Bullets over HollywoodActor
- 2006The Black DahliaDirector
- 2006The Black Dahlia · as Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2006Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' · as HimselfActor
- 2007RedactedDirector
- 2010Godard Made in USA · as SelfActor
- 2010Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible · as SelfActor
- 2011The 'Scarface' Phenomenon · as SelfActor
- 2013PassionDirector
- 2016De Palma · as SelfActor
- 2017Spielberg · as SelfActor
- 2019DominoDirector
- 2022Ennio · as SelfActor
- 2022Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma · as Brian De PalmaActor
- 2023Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.