
Brian De Palma
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 11, 1940
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Stalkings
Stalkings TBA
Director
- Catch and Kill
Catch and Kill TBA
Director, Writer

Sweet Vengeance TBA
Writer, Director

Short Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma 2026
Original Film Writer

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy 2023
as Self

Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma 2022
as Brian De Palma

Ennio 2022
as Self
- Scarface: 35th Anniversary Reunion
Scarface: 35th Anniversary Reunion 2019
Actor

Domino 2019
Director

Spielberg 2017
as Self

De Palma 2016
as Self

Brian De Palma Backstage at the Paradise 2014
Actor

Passion 2013
Director, Writer

Walk of Fame 2012
Thanks

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon 2011
as Self

Godard Made in USA 2010
as Self
- Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible 2010
as Self

Redacted 2007
Director, Writer

Sisters 2006
Original Story, Screenplay

The Black Dahlia 2006
as Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited), Director

Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' 2006
as Himself

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood 2005
Actor

The Autopsy 2004
as Self

Black Dahlia Confidential 2004
Actor

The Untouchables: The Classic 2004
as Self

The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast 2004
as Self

The Untouchables: Production Stories 2004
as Self

The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre 2004
as Self
- Unseen + Untold: Scarface
Unseen + Untold: Scarface 2003
Actor

The Making of 'Carlito's Way' 2003
as Self

Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream 2003
as Self

Femme Fatale 2002
Writer, Director

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60 2002
Actor

The Making of 'Casualties of War' 2001
as Self

The Making of 'Dressed to Kill' 2001
as Self

Visualizing 'Carrie' 2001
as Self

Acting 'Carrie' 2001
as Self

'Obsession' Revisited 2001
as Self

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 2001
Director

Slashing 'Dressed to Kill' 2001
as Self

Mission to Mars 2000
Director

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius 1999
as Self

Stir of Echoes 1999
Thanks

Snake Eyes 1998
Producer, Story, Director

The Making of 'Scarface' 1998
as Self

Mission: Impossible 1996
Director

Ennio Morricone 1995
as Self
- Rotwang Must Go!
Rotwang Must Go! 1994
as Famous American Movie Director

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder 1994
as Self

Carlito's Way 1993
Director

Pehla Nasha 1993
Original Story

Raising Cain 1992
Screenplay, Director

The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990
Director, Producer

The Scorsese Machine 1990
as Self

A Boy And His Car 1990
Thanks

Casualties of War 1989
Director

Movies Are My Life 1988
as Self

The Untouchables 1987
Director

Wise Guys 1986
Director

Body Double 1984
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Story

Scarface 1983
Director

Blow Out 1981
Director, Writer

Dressed to Kill 1980
Director, Writer

Home Movies 1980
Director, Story, Producer

The Fury 1978
Director

Carrie 1976
Director

Obsession 1976
Director, Story

The Godfather Part II 1974
Musician

Phantom of the Paradise 1974
Director, Writer

Sisters 1973
Screenplay, Director, Original Story

Get to Know Your Rabbit 1972
Director

Hi, Mom! 1970
Director, Screenplay, Story

Dionysus in '69 1970
Director, Editor, Director of Photography

The Wedding Party 1969
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

To Bridge This Gap 1969
Director

Greetings 1968
Director, Editor

Murder à la Mod 1968
Director, Writer, Editor

Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank 1966
Director

The Responsive Eye 1965
Editor, Director, Director of Photography

Jennifer 1964
Director

Woton's Wake 1963
Director, Writer

660124: The Story of an IBM Card 1961
Director
- Icarus
Icarus 1960
Director
Credits from TMDB.