Brian De Palma
Biography
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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Acting History
2025
Mr. Scorsese as Self
2023Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy as Self
2022Ennio as Self
2017Spielberg as Self
2016De Palma as Self
2011The 'Scarface' Phenomenon as Self
2010Godard Made in USA as Self
2006The Black Dahlia as Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
2006Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' as Himself
2005Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2004The Autopsy as Self
2004Black Dahlia Confidential
2004The Untouchables: The Classic as Self
2004The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast as Self
2004The Untouchables: Production Stories as Self
2004The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre as Self
2004Kulturplatz as Self
2004Leçon de Cinéma as Self
2003The Making of 'Carlito's Way' as Self
2003Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream as Self
2002Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2001The Making of 'Casualties of War' as Self
2001Acting 'Carrie' as Self
2001The Making of 'Dressed to Kill' as Self
2001Visualizing 'Carrie' as Self
2001'Obsession' Revisited as Self
2001Slashing 'Dressed to Kill' as Self
1999Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius as Self
1998The Making of 'Scarface' as Self
1997Scene by Scene as Self
1995Ennio Morricone as Self
1994Rotwang Must Go! as Famous American Movie Director
1994Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder as Self
1990The Scorsese Machine as Self
1988Movies Are My Life as Self
1968Greetings as Man smoking in front of draft office (uncredited)
—Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma as Brian De Palma