Brian De Palma

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Also Known As	Brian Russell De Palma
Born	September 11, 1940 (age 84) • Newark • New Jersey
Notable Works	“Blow Out” • “Body Double” • “Carlito’s Way” • “Carrie” • “Casualties of War” • “Domino” • “Dressed to Kill” • “Femme Fatale” • “Mission: Impossible” • “Passion” • “Phantom of the Paradise” • “Redacted” • “Scarface” • “Sisters” • “Snake Eyes” • “The Black Dahlia” • “The Bonfire of the Vanities” • “The Fury” • “The Untouchables” • “The Wedding Party” • “Wise Guys” • “Mission to Mars”

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Steve Bauer as Manny Ribera and Al Pacino as Tony Montana. Scarface (1983) directed by Brian De Palma

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