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Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma
Photo: jon rubin · CC BY 2.0

About

Brian De Palma (born September 11, 1940, in Newark, New Jersey) is an American film director and screenwriter of Italian-American descent, one of the defining figures of the New Hollywood generation. Over more than six decades he has made thrillers and crime films that became cultural touchstones - from the horror of Carrie (1976) and the gangster cult classic Scarface (1983) to the blockbuster Mission: Impossible (1996). His signature techniques - split-screen, long tracking shots, slow motion - are instantly recognizable, and critics have long drawn comparisons to Alfred Hitchcock.

$187M
worldwide box office of The Untouchables (1987)
4
Oscar nomination for The Untouchables (1987)
60+
years of active career (1960-present)

What's new

  • 2024-09

    De Palma confirmed in an interview for Vulture that he is preparing a new film and is in the casting phase, without revealing the project's title.

  • 2024-09

    The new project would be his first film since the thriller Domino (2019), which had a complicated production and went straight to VOD.

  • 2024-09

    On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Body Double, De Palma criticized contemporary Hollywood for the dominance of screenwriters and digital imagery at the expense of cinematography.

Tracks

Carriehorror film from 1976 based on Stephen King, De Palma's first major hit; included in the National Film Registry of the USA
Scarfacegangster cult film from 1983 with Al Pacino, still one of the most quoted film icons
The UntouchablesThe Untouchables (1987) - four Oscar nominations, Sean Connery won the award for a supporting role
Blow Outthriller from 1981 with John Travolta, critics consider it one of De Palma's best films
Mission: Impossibleblockbuster from 1996 with Tom Cruise, De Palma's commercially most successful film

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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