Abel Ferrara

Abel Ferrara

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Born
July 19, 1951
Awards
24 wins, 69 nominations

Born in the Bronx, Ferrara started making amateur films on Super 8 in his teens before making his debut with violent exploitation films such as 'Driller Killer' and 'Ms.45'. Good reviews for the latter helped create his cult reputation, leading to larger budgets, studio funding and 'name' actors…

Biography

Born in the Bronx, Ferrara started making amateur films on Super 8 in his teens before making his debut with violent exploitation films such as 'Driller Killer' and 'Ms.45'. Good reviews for the latter helped create his cult reputation, leading to larger budgets, studio funding and 'name' actors (Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel), but he still likes taking his camera out onto the meanest streets of New York, as the ultra-cheap, highly controversial 'Bad Lieutenant' demonstrates.

Writer

Padre PioPadre Pio(2022)
Zeros and OnesZeros and Ones(2021)
SiberiaSiberia(2020)
TommasoTommaso(2019)
PasoliniPasolini(2014)

Actor

Marty SupremeMarty Supreme(2025)as Ezra Mishkin
Judas' GospelJudas' Gospel(2025)as King Herodes
Siegfriedsdorf(2023)as Narrator
Soldato sotto la lunaSoldato sotto la luna(2022)as Anicio
La notte bruciaLa notte brucia(2021)as Abel

Composer

Alive in FranceAlive in France(2017)

Music Department

The BlackoutThe Blackout(1997)
The Driller KillerThe Driller Killer(1979)

Additional Crew

Crime StoryCrime Story(1986)

Self

La passion selon BéatriceLa passion selon Béatrice(2024)as Self
Sell-Out: An Interview with Abel FerraraSell-Out: An Interview with Abel Ferrara(2024)as Self
Días de cineDías de cine(1991)as Self - Interviewee
PrometheusPrometheus(2022)as Self
Paradise - La finestra sullo showbizParadise - La finestra sullo showbiz(2022)as Self - Guest

Known for

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Photos 31

Abel Ferrara in Pasolini (2014)Abel Ferrara in 4:44 Last Day on Earth (2011)Abel FerraraAbel Ferrara at an event for Megalopolis (2024)Abel Ferrara at an event for Sportin' Life (2020)Abel Ferrara and Cristina Chiriac

Credit Score: Abel Ferrara

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Ezra Mishkin
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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Marty Supreme4.0020257.709169751
2Ms .452.5019816.80015115
3The Driller Killer1.2319795.2009396
4Black Butterfly1.0020176.10015991