Question: What year was the director of Snake Eyes born?

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Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976–1989: Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976–1989

Brian De Palma: Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter.  He is considered part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.

Love's Not Enough (Dragon song): "Love's Not Enough" is a song by Australian-New Zealand band Dragon, released in April 1979 as a non-album single but later appeared on Dragon's compilation album "Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976–1989".  The single charted at number 37 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Snake Eyes (film): Snake Eyes is a 1998 American conspiracy thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, featuring his trademark use of long tracking shots and split screens.  It starred Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise and Carla Gugino.  The film was written by David Koepp and De Palma, and was released to theaters on August 7, 1998.  It cost an estimated $73 million to produce and returned $103 million worldwide, but received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe): Snake Eyes (also released as "Snake-Eyes") is a fictional character from the "" toyline, comic books, and cartoon series.  He is one of the original and most popular members of the G.I. Joe Team, and is most known for his relationships with Scarlett and Storm Shadow.  Snake Eyes is one of the most prominent characters in the "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" franchise, having appeared in every series of the franchise since its inception.  He is portrayed by Ray Park in the 2009 live-action film "", and the 2013 sequel "".

Operation Snake Eyes: Operation Snake Eyes was a proposed military operation of the Laotian Civil War.  Planned in mid-December 1969 by the U.S. Ambassador to Laos, the planned interdiction of the newly constructed Chinese Road, Route 46, was aimed at halting the road's progress toward the border with Thailand.  The offensive by guerrilla raiders was delayed six months for operational reasons.  When it was finally ready to be launched, it was pre-empted by the furor caused by the Cambodian Incursion.  Fearful that Operation Snake Eyes would arouse even greater publicity, the Central Intelligence Agency handlers of the guerrillas canceled the operation on orders of the White House.  Attempts to limit Chinese expansion toward the south would be left to future operations, such as Operation Phalat and Operation Sourisak Montry.

Snake eyes: In gambling in general and the game of Craps in particular, snake eyes is the outcome of rolling the dice in a game and getting only one pip on each die.  The pair of pips resembles a pair of eyes, which is appended to the word "snake" because of the creature's long-standing association with treachery and betrayal.  The dictionary of etymology traces use of the term as far back as 1929.  Ancient Roman dice games used the term "dogs" to describe a throw of double ones, referring to this as "the dog throw".

G.I. Joe: Ninja Battles: G.I. Joe: Ninja Battles is a film that was released on DVD in late 2004, as part of the Ninja Battles set of figures.  In it, the history of the Arashikage Clan, as well as the history of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow's rivalry, are examined through a series of trials.  Scenes from both "" and "" are used, with a brief period of new animation at the end of the movie.

Adam Flores: Adam Flores Cruz (born August 27, 1970) is a retired Mexican/American professional boxer, Trainer, Manager in the Heavyweight division and actor in the film "Snake Eyes".  Flores was a member of the 1996 Mexican Olympic Selection team that went on to compete in the 1996 Olympic Box offs in Halifax, Canada and was trained by world renown Boxing Trainer Eduardo García at La Colonia Boxing Club.

Storm Shadow (G.I. Joe): Storm Shadow is a fictional character from the toyline, comic books and cartoon series.  He is best known as the Cobra Commander's ninja bodyguard, and for his history with fellow ninja Snake Eyes.  Throughout their history, he has changed sides several times; conflicted in loyalties between Cobra, G.I. Joe, and his blood brother, Snake Eyes.  Storm Shadow is one of the most prominent characters in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero franchise, and has appeared in every series since its inception.  He is portrayed by Lee Byung-hun in the 2009 live-action film "", and the 2013 sequel "".

Supporting paragraphs: Snake Eyes (film) Brian De Palma
Answer: 1940