Directing
Brian De Palma
Directing · Born 1940-09-11 · Newark, 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.
Credits · 76
FilmShort Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma
2026 · Original Film Writer
Mr. Scorsese
2025 · Self
FilmDesperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
2023 · Self
FilmEnnio
2022 · Self
FilmDomino
2019 · Director
FilmSpielberg
2017 · Self
FilmDe Palma
2016 · Self
FilmPassion
2013 · Director
FilmWalk of Fame
2012 · Thanks
FilmThe 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011 · Self
FilmRedacted
2007 · Director
FilmSisters
2006 · Original Story
FilmThe Black Dahlia
2006 · Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
FilmParadise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006 · Himself
FilmGangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
FilmThe Autopsy
2004 · Self
FilmBlack Dahlia Confidential
2004
FilmThe Untouchables: Production Stories
2004 · Self
FilmThe Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
2004 · Self
FilmThe Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
2004 · Self
FilmThe Untouchables: The Classic
2004 · Self
Kulturplatz
2004 · Self
Leçon de Cinéma
2004 · Self
FilmThe Making of 'Carlito's Way'
2003 · Self
FilmFemme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003 · Self
FilmFemme Fatale
2002 · Director
FilmThe Making of 'Casualties of War'
2001 · Self
FilmActing 'Carrie'
2001 · Self
FilmVisualizing 'Carrie'
2001 · Self
FilmThe Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
2001 · Self
Film'Obsession' Revisited
2001 · Self
FilmBruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001 · Director
FilmSlashing 'Dressed to Kill'
2001 · Self
FilmMission to Mars
2000 · Director
FilmHitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999 · Self
FilmStir of Echoes
1999 · Thanks
FilmSnake Eyes
1998 · Director
FilmThe Making of 'Scarface'
1998 · Self
Scene by Scene
1997 · Self
FilmMission: Impossible
1996 · Director
FilmEnnio Morricone
1995 · Self
Rotwang Must Go!
FilmRotwang Must Go!
1994 · Famous American Movie Director
FilmQuentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994 · Self
FilmCarlito's Way
1993 · Director
FilmPehla Nasha
1993 · Original Story
FilmRaising Cain
1992 · Screenplay
FilmThe Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Producer
FilmThe Scorsese Machine
1990 · Self
FilmCasualties of War
1989 · Director
FilmMovies Are My Life
1988 · Self
FilmThe Untouchables
1987 · Director
FilmWise Guys
1986 · Director
FilmBody Double
1984 · Producer
FilmScarface
1983 · Director
FilmBlow Out
1981 · Director
FilmDressed to Kill
1980 · Director
FilmHome Movies
1980 · Director
FilmThe Fury
1978 · Director
FilmCarrie
1976 · Director
FilmObsession
1976 · Director
FilmThe Godfather Part II
1974 · Musician
FilmPhantom of the Paradise
1974 · Director
FilmSisters
1973 · Screenplay
FilmGet to Know Your Rabbit
1972 · Director
FilmHi, Mom!
1970 · Director
FilmDionysus in '69
1970 · Director
FilmThe Wedding Party
1969 · Director
FilmTo Bridge This Gap
1969 · Director
FilmGreetings
1968 · Director
FilmMurder à la Mod
1968 · Director
FilmShow Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank
1966 · Director
FilmThe Responsive Eye
1965 · Editor
FilmJennifer
1964 · Director
FilmWoton's Wake
1963 · Director
Film660124: The Story of an IBM Card
1961 · Director
Icarus
FilmIcarus
1960 · Director