
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)