Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 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
Scarface
(1983)
Director
Mission: Impossible
(1996)
Director
Carrie
(1976)
Director
Body Double
(1984)
Director
The Untouchables
(1987)
Director
Dressed to Kill
(1980)
Director
Carlito's Way
(1993)
Director
The Black Dahlia
(2006)
Director
The Fury
(1978)
Director
Passion
(2013)
Director
Snake Eyes
(1998)
Director
Blow Out
(1981)
Director
Mission to Mars
(2000)
Director
Raising Cain
(1992)
Director
Domino
(2019)
Director
Casualties of War
(1989)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Icarus
(1960)
Director
660124: The Story of an IBM Card
(1961)
Director
Woton's Wake
(1963)
Director
Jennifer
(1964)
Director
The Responsive Eye
(1965)
Director
Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank
(1966)
Director
Murder à la Mod
(1968)
Director
Greetings
(1968)
Director
The Wedding Party
(1969)
Director
To Bridge This Gap
(1969)
Director
Hi, Mom!
(1970)
Director
Dionysus in '69
(1970)
Director
Sisters
(1972)
Director
Get to Know Your Rabbit
(1972)
Director
Phantom of the Paradise
(1974)
Director
Obsession
(1976)
Director
Carrie
(1976)
Director
The Fury
(1978)
Director
Dressed to Kill
(1980)
Director
Home Movies
(1980)
Director
Blow Out
(1981)
Director
Scarface
(1983)
Director
Body Double
(1984)
Director
Wise Guys
(1986)
Director
The Untouchables
(1987)
Director
Casualties of War
(1989)
Director
The Bonfire of the Vanities
(1990)
Director
Raising Cain
(1992)
Director
Carlito's Way
(1993)
Director
Mission: Impossible
(1996)
Director
Snake Eyes
(1998)
Director
Mission to Mars
(2000)
Director
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
(2001)
Director
Femme Fatale
(2002)
Director
The Black Dahlia
(2006)
Director
Redacted
(2007)
Director
Passion
(2013)
Director
Domino
(2019)
Director
Acting
Greetings
(1968)
Man smoking in front of draft office
Movies Are My Life
(1978)
Self
The Scorsese Machine
(1990)
Self
Rotwang Must Go!
(1994)
Famous American Movie Director
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
(1994)
Self
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
(1995)
Self
Ennio Morricone
(1995)
Self
The Making of 'Scarface'
(1998)
Self
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
(1999)
Self
'Obsession' Revisited
(2001)
Self
The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
(2001)
Self
Acting 'Carrie'
(2001)
Self
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
(2001)
Self
Visualizing 'Carrie'
(2001)
Self
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
(2002)
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
(2003)
Self
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
(2003)
Self
The Autopsy
(2004)
Self
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
(2004)
Self
The Untouchables: The Classic
(2004)
Self
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
(2004)
Self
The Untouchables: Production Stories
(2004)
Self
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
(2005)
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
(2006)
Himself
The Black Dahlia
(2006)
Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
Godard Made in USA
(2010)
Self
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
(2011)
Self
De Palma
(2016)
Self
Spielberg
(2017)
Self
Ennio
(2022)
Self
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
(2023)
Self
Writing
Woton's Wake
(1963)
Writer
Murder à la Mod
(1968)
Writer
Greetings
(1968)
Writer
The Wedding Party
(1969)
Writer
Hi, Mom!
(1970)
Screenplay and Story
Sisters
(1972)
Screenplay and Original Story
Phantom of the Paradise
(1974)
Writer
Obsession
(1976)
Story
Dressed to Kill
(1980)
Writer
Home Movies
(1980)
Story
Blow Out
(1981)
Writer
Body Double
(1984)
Screenplay
Raising Cain
(1992)
Screenplay
Snake Eyes
(1998)
Story
Femme Fatale
(2002)
Writer
Sisters
(2006)
Writer
Redacted
(2007)
Writer
Passion
(2013)
Screenplay
Crew
The Responsive Eye
(1965)
Cinematography
Dionysus in '69
(1970)
Cinematography
Stir of Echoes
(1999)
Thanks
Editing
The Responsive Eye
(1965)
Editor
Murder à la Mod
(1968)
Editor
Greetings
(1968)
Editor
Dionysus in '69
(1970)
Editor
Production