Brian De Palma
Director·b. 1940·Newark, New Jersey, USA
17 horror credits
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.
Director15 films
Passion
Director
The Black Dahlia
Director
Femme Fatale
Director
Mission to Mars
Director
Raising Cain
Director
Body Double
Director
Blow Out
Director
Dressed to Kill
Director
The Fury
Director
Carrie
Director
Obsession
Director
Phantom of the Paradise
Director
Sisters
Director
Murder à la Mod
Director
Woton's Wake
Director
Writer12 films
Passion
Writer
Sisters
Original Story / Screenplay
Femme Fatale
Writer
Raising Cain
Screenplay
Body Double
Screenplay / Story
Blow Out
Writer
Dressed to Kill
Writer
Obsession
Story
Phantom of the Paradise
Writer
Sisters
Screenplay / Original Story
Murder à la Mod
Writer
Woton's Wake
Writer
Producer1 film
Body Double
Producer
Editor1 film
Murder à la Mod
Editor
Actor2 films
De Palma
Self
The Black Dahlia
Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)