Brian De Palma is going to happen to them?" David Thomson wrote in his entry for De Palma, "There is a self-conscious cunning in De Palma's work, ready to control everything except his own cruelty and indifference." Brian De Palma Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. In a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in genres such as suspense, psychological thriller, and crime drama. His prominent films include mainstream box office hits such as "Carrie" (1976), "Dressed to Kill" (1980), "Scarface" (1983), "The Untouchables" (1987), and "" (1996),
The Fourth Man (1983 film) The Fourth Man (1983 film) The Fourth Man () is a 1983 Dutch suspense film directed by Paul Verhoeven, based on the novel of the same name by Gerard Reve. The film stars Jeroen Krabbé and Renée Soutendijk, and was Verhoeven's last film made in the Netherlands. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The title refers to Krabbé's position as the fourth man Soutendijk's character seduces, after she presumably has dispatched her first three husbands. The film is sexually explicit and,