Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma

Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. His prominent films include mainstream box office hits such as Carrie (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980), Scarface (1983), The Untouchables (1987), and Mission: Impossible (1996), as well as cult favorites such as Sisters (1972), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Blow Out (1981), Body Double (1984), Casualties of War (1989), Carlito's Way (1993), and Femme Fatale (2002).De Palma is often cited as a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian De Palma has received more than 3,646,500 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Brian De Palma is the 38th most popular film director (up from 51st in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from United States (up from 347th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Film Director.

Brian de Palma is most famous for directing such films as Scarface, The Untouchables, Carrie, and The Black Dahlia.