FILM DIRECTOR

Brian De Palma

1940 - Today

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Brian Russell De Palma ([de ˈpalma]; born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for work in the suspense, crime, and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading member of the New Hollywood generation. Carrie (1976), his adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name, gained him prominence as a young filmmaker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian De Palma is the 60th most popular film director (down from 57th in 2019), the 579th most popular biography from United States (down from 391st in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Film Director.

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

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Brian De Palma ranks 60 out of 2,041. Before him are Takeshi Kitano, Yasujirō Ozu, Jack L. Warner, Stephen Hillenburg, Paul Verhoeven, and Jean-Jacques Annaud. After him are Michael Haneke, Abbas Kiarostami, Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Lars von Trier, and Sergei Parajanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Brian De Palma ranks 36. Before him are Carlos Slim, Tabaré Vázquez, Peter C. Doherty, Joseph Brodsky, John Hurt, and Michel Temer. After him are Pina Bausch, Abbas Kiarostami, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Fonda, Tony Tan, and Julie Christie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian De Palma ranks 579 out of 20,380. Before him are Jon Brower Minnoch (1941), Prince (1958), Paul Alexander (1946), Irving Langmuir (1881), Dusty Rhodes (1945), and Viggo Mortensen (1958). After him are Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Charlie Parker (1920), John Wayne Gacy (1942), Melvin Calvin (1911), Tim Walz (1964), and Divine (1945).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Brian De Palma ranks 12. Before him are Oliver Stone (1946). After him are Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Robert Zemeckis (1952), Chuck Jones (1912), Sydney Pollack (1934), Terry Gilliam (1940), Jim Jarmusch (1953), William Friedkin (1935), George Cukor (1899), Sidney Lumet (1924), Michael Mann (1943), and Sam Peckinpah (1925).

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