FILM DIRECTOR

Jean Becker

1933 - Today

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Jean Becker (born 10 May 1933) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is son of the director Jacques Becker. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Becker has received more than 8,182 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Becker is the 861st most popular film director (down from 782nd in 2019), the 3,980th most popular biography from France (down from 3,600th in 2019) and the 108th most popular French Film Director.

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  • 8.2k

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  • 49.90

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jean Becker ranks 861 out of 2,041. Before him are Jamie Uys, Gregory Hoblit, Jan Němec, Krsto Papić, J. A. Bayona, and Ronny Yu. After him are Yash Chopra, Shinobu Hashimoto, Eugeniusz Bodo, Wolfgang Becker, Kim Ki-young, and Eli Roth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Jean Becker ranks 295. Before him are Brad Harris, Robert Chartoff, Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, Krsto Papić, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, and José Sasía. After him are Radivoje Ognjanović, Nicholas Pileggi, Helmuth Rilling, Mark Forest, Theodore Roszak, and Lee Radziwill.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Becker ranks 3,980 out of 6,770. Before him are Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (1913), André Lerond (1930), Eugène-Anatole Demarçay (1852), Edmond de Sélys Longchamps (1813), Pierre Michon (1945), and Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1878). After him are Paul Meurisse (1912), Mathé Altéry (1927), Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700), Antoine Duhamel (1925), Pierre Veyron (1903), and Émile Veinante (1907).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Jean Becker ranks 108. Before him are Alain Cavalier (1931), Claude Miller (1942), Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (1932), Henri Decoin (1890), Raoul Coutard (1924), and Raymond Bernard (1891). After him are Jeannot Szwarc (1937), Jean Grémillon (1902), Régis Wargnier (1948), Gérard Pirès (1942), Yves Boisset (1939), and Philippe Rousselot (1945).

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Filmography

Le Trou
Director
Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.
Mar 18o 19608.3 / 10
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Director
Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.
Mar 17o 19547.151 / 10
My Afternoons with Margueritte
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An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.
Jun 2o 20106.9 / 10