Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma is an American director born in Newark, New Jersey, celebrated for stylish, suspense-driven thrillers deeply indebted to and in dialogue with Alfred Hitchcock. Carrie, adapted from Stephen King's novel of a bullied telekinetic teenager, established his taste for split-screen technique and shocking, elaborately staged violence, while Scarface, a operatic account of a Cuban immigrant's rise and fall in the Miami drug trade, became one of the most quoted and culturally influential crime films of its era. Blow Out and Dressed to Kill deepened his Hitchcockian fascination with voyeurism and mistaken identity, while The Untouchables and Mission: Impossible showed his command of large-scale genre set pieces within more mainstream studio filmmaking. De Palma's virtuosic camera movement and unabashed genre homage have made him one of the most technically influential visual stylists of his generation.
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Brian De Palma is an American director born in Newark, New Jersey, celebrated for stylish, suspense-driven thrillers deeply indebted to and in dialogue with Alfred Hitchcock. Carrie, adapted from Stephen King's novel of a bullied telekinetic teenager, established his taste for split-screen technique and shocking, elaborately staged violence, while Scarface, a operatic account of a Cuban immigrant's rise and fall in the Miami drug trade, became one of the most quoted and culturally influential crime films of its era. Blow Out and Dressed to Kill deepened his Hitchcockian fascination with voyeurism and mistaken identity, while The Untouchables and Mission: Impossible showed his command of large-scale genre set pieces within more mainstream studio filmmaking. De Palma's virtuosic camera movement and unabashed genre homage have made him one of the most technically influential visual stylists of his generation.
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Scarface
1983
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Mission: Impossible
1996
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The Untouchables
1987
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Carrie
1976
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Carlito's Way
1993
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Snake Eyes
1998
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Body Double
1984
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Blow Out
1981
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Femme Fatale
2002
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Mission to Mars
2000
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Dressed to Kill
1980
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The Black Dahlia
2006
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Casualties of War
1989
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
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Phantom of the Paradise
1974
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The Fury
1978
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Raising Cain
1992
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Passion
2013
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Obsession
1976
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Sisters
1973
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Hi, Mom!
1970
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Redacted
2007
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Greetings
1968
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Domino
2019
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Wise Guys
1986
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Sweet Vengeance
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Home Movies
1980
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The Wedding Party
1969
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Woton's Wake
1963
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Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972
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Murder à la Mod
1968
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Dionysus in '69
1970
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Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001
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Domino
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2019
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Passion
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2013
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Redacted
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2007
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Sisters
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2006
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The Black Dahlia
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2006
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Femme Fatale
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2002
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Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
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2001
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Mission to Mars
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2000
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Snake Eyes
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1998
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Brian De Palma and where are they from?
Brian De Palma is 85 years old, born on September 11, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Brian De Palma?
Brian De Palma is best known for directing Scarface, Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables.
How many movies has Brian De Palma directed?
Over a 66-year career (since 1960), Brian De Palma has directed or written 34 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Brian De Palma's first movie?
The career of Brian De Palma began with Sweet Vengeance ().
What is Brian De Palma's most recent movie or series?
Brian De Palma's most recent release is Domino, which premiered on May 31, 2019.
Brian De Palma
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.