Brian De Palma

Known for

Directing

Born

Sep 11, 1940

From

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.

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The Black Dahlia

20065.6out of 10

Ennio

20228.3out of 10

Spielberg

20177.5out of 10

De Palma

20167.0out of 10

Mr. Scorsese

20258.1out of 10

The Making of 'Scarface'

19988.0out of 10

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

20057.4out of 10

The Making of 'Carlito's Way'

20036.0out of 10

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

20235.1out of 10

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

19998.5out of 10

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

20117.0out of 10

Acting 'Carrie'

20017.5out of 10

Visualizing 'Carrie'

20016.5out of 10

Rotwang Must Go!

19945.0out of 10

Movies Are My Life

19886.8out of 10

'Obsession' Revisited

20017.2out of 10

The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'

20017.0out of 10

Ennio Morricone

19956.8out of 10