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Luc Besson
Paris, France
Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French director, writer, and producer, known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has received numerous awards and hon…
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Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French director, writer, and producer, known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has received numerous awards and honors, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film. He is best known for directing the action films Léon: The Professional (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), and Lucy (2014), and also produced the Taken (2008–2014) and Transporter (2002–2015) franchises. Born in Paris, Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an enthusiasm for ocean diving, before an accident would push him toward the world of cinema. After taking odd jobs in the Parisian film scene of the time, Besson began writing stories that would eventually evolve into some of his greatest film successes: The Fifth Element and Le Grand Bleu. In 1980 he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup later Les Films du Dauphin, and later still EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Poga.
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2026
Father Joe
Movie Writer
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2026
Down the Arm of God
Movie Producer
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2026
Playground
Movie Idea
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2026
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
Movie Self
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2025
Hell in Paradise
Movie Producer
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2025
Dracula
Movie Director
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2025
June and John
Movie Director
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2024
Donald Trump, Dieu et les siens
Movie Producer
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2024
Weekend in Taipei
Movie Producer
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2023
Dogman
Movie Director
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2023
LEGEND
TV show
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2023
The Family
Movie Self
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2022
Mostra, Venise
TV show Self
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2022
Arthur: Malediction
Movie Producer
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2019
Engagement
Movie Executive Producer
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2019
Anna
Movie Writer
More credits
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2018
Kursk
Movie Executive Producer
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2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
TV show Self
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2018
Eva
Movie Co-Producer
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2018
Taxi 5
Movie Producer
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2017
Renegades
Movie Producer
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2017
Valérian, histoire d'une création
Movie Self
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2017
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Movie Director
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2017
Playground
TV show Creator
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2016
The Warriors Gate
Movie Writer
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2015
The Transporter Refueled
Movie Characters
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2014
Taken 3
Movie Producer
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2014
Lucy
Movie Director
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2014
The Homesman
Movie Producer
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2014
Brick Mansions
Movie Screenplay
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2014
Taxi Brooklyn
TV show Writer
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2014
3 Days to Kill
Movie Story
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2013
The Family
Movie Screenplay
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2013
Collision
Movie Producer
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2013
A Prince (almost) Charming
Movie Writer
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2013
Transporter: The Series
TV show Creator
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2012
No Limit
TV show Creator
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2012
Taken 2
Movie Producer
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2012
Lockout
Movie Writer
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2012
Blind Man
Movie Original Story
