Biography
Abel Ferrara (b. 1951, New York City) started out shooting amateur movies on Super 8. In the late 70s he created The Driller Killer (1979), followed soon after by Ms. 45/Angel of Vengeance (1981); their positive reviews helped him launch a career as a cult personality of independent film with a penchant for investigating the psychopathic violence that attracts the sordid characters of the sordid world of the big city (especially New York).
His best known films include King of New York (1989), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Body Snatchers (1993), Snake Eyes (1993), The Addiction (1994), The Funeral (1996), The Blackout (1997), New Rose Hotel (1998), 'R Xmas (2001), Mary (2005), 4:44 Last Day on the Earth (2011), Welcome to New York (2014), and Pasolini (2014).
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Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Padre Pio |
| 2021 |
Zeros and Ones |
| 2019 |
Siberia |
Tommaso |
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| 2014 |
Pasolini |
Welcome to New York |
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| 2011 |
4:44 The Last Day on Earth |
| 2009 |
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli |
| 2007 |
Go Go Tales |
| 2005 |
Mary |
| 2001 |
'R Xmas |
| 1998 |
New Rose Hotel |
| 1997 |
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (TV movie) |
The Blackout |
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| 1996 |
The Funeral |
| 1995 |
The Addiction |
| 1993 |
Body Snatchers |
Snake Eyes |
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| 1992 |
Bad Lieutenant |
| 1990 |
King of New York |
| 1989 |
Cat Chaser |
| 1988 |
The Looner (TV movie) |
| 1987 |
China Girl |
| 1986 |
The Gladiator (TV movie) |
| 1984 |
Fear City |
| 1981 |
Ms .45 |
| 1979 |
The Driller Killer |
| 1976 |
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 1986 |
Crime Story |
Pilot (S01E01) |
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| 1985 |
Miami Vice |
The Home Invaders (S01E19) |
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The Dutch Oven (S02E04) |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Turn in the Wound |
| 2020 |
Sportin' Life |
| 2019 |
The Projectionist |
| 2017 |
Alive in France |
Piazza Vittorio |
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| 2015 |
Searching for Padre Pio |
| 2010 |
Mulberry St. |
| 2008 |
Chelsea on the Rocks |
| 1977 |
Not Guilty: For Keith Richards |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 1996 |
Mylène Farmer: California |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
No Saints |
| 2010 |
42 One Dream Rush |
| 1973 |
Could This Be Love? |
| 1972 |
The Hold Up |
| 1971 |
Nicky's Film |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Padre Pio |
| 2021 |
Zeros and Ones |
| 2019 |
Siberia |
Tommaso |
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| 2014 |
Welcome to New York |
| 2011 |
4:44 The Last Day on Earth |
| 2009 |
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli |
| 2007 |
Go Go Tales |
| 2005 |
Mary |
| 2001 |
'R Xmas |
| 1998 |
New Rose Hotel |
| 1997 |
The Blackout |
| 1992 |
Bad Lieutenant |
| 1976 |
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
Searching for Padre Pio |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1973 |
Could This Be Love? |
| 1972 |
The Hold Up |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Soldato sotto la luna |
| 2019 |
The App |
| 2018 |
A Talent for Trouble |
Buon Lavoro |
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| 2017 |
Black Butterfly |
| 2016 |
Sculpt |
| 2014 |
Don Peyote |
Haiku |
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| 2009 |
Daddy Longlegs |
| 2006 |
Exes |
| 1981 |
Ms .45 |
| 1979 |
The Driller Killer |
| 1976 |
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
C'era una volta il Cinema Azzurro Scipioni - a.f. |
| 2020 |
Sportin' Life |
| 2019 |
The Projectionist |
| 2017 |
Alive in France |
| 2015 |
At the Video Store |
Searching for Padre Pio |
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| 2011 |
Invincible Force |
| 2010 |
Mulberry St. |
Teenage Paparazzo |
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Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape - a.f. |
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| 2009 |
Hollywood's Best Film Directors (series) |
| 2008 |
Chelsea on the Rocks |
| 2005 |
Ban the Sadist Videos! |
There Is No Direction |
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| 2003 |
Cinéma de notre temps : Abel Ferrara : Not Guilty (TV movie) |
| 1998 |
Abel/Asia |
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (TV movie) |
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| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Prometheus |
| 2021 |
Bleedings |
La notte brucia |
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| 1996 |
Dans les coulisses du clip 'California' |
| 1972 |
The Hold Up |
| 1971 |
Nicky's Film |
Editor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1979 |
The Driller Killer |
| 1976 |
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy |
Cinematographer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1977 |
Not Guilty: For Keith Richards |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1971 |
Nicky's Film |
Performer
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
| 1996 |
El magacine |
| 1995 |
Lauren Hutton and... |
| 1992 |
Le Cercle de minuit |