FILM DIRECTOR

Luc Besson

1959 - Today

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Luc Paul Maurice Besson (French: [lyk bɛsɔ̃]; born 18 March 1959) is a French filmmaker. He directed or produced the films Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), and La Femme Nikita (1990). Associated with the Cinéma du look film movement, he has been nominated for a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his films Léon: The Professional (1994) and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luc Besson has received more than 8,540,735 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Luc Besson is the 55th most popular film director (up from 67th in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from France (up from 556th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Film Director.

Luc Besson is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is most famous for directing the films "The Fifth Element" and "Leon: The Professional."

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  • 8.5M

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  • 65

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  • 7.85

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  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Luc Besson ranks 55 out of 2,041Before him are Emir Kusturica, Alan Parker, Takeshi Kitano, Oliver Stone, Michael Haneke, and Tony Scott. After him are Paul Verhoeven, Brian De Palma, Aki Kaurismäki, Werner Herzog, Abbas Kiarostami, and Stephen Hillenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Luc Besson ranks 5Before him are Carlo Ancelotti, Jon Fosse, Jens Stoltenberg, and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. After him are Morrissey, Kevin Spacey, Klaus Iohannis, Emma Thompson, Val Kilmer, Evo Morales, and Alberto Fernández.

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In France

Among people born in France, Luc Besson ranks 460 out of 6,770Before him are Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786), François Arago (1786), Gregory of Tours (538), Emmanuel Macron (1977), and Francis Poulenc (1899). After him are Caroline Bonaparte (1782), François-Noël Babeuf (1760), Jeanne Moreau (1928), Annie Girardot (1931), André Derain (1880), and Eugène Boudin (1824).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Luc Besson ranks 6Before him are Roman Polanski (1933), François Truffaut (1932), Jean-Luc Godard (1930), Georges Méliès (1861), and Roger Vadim (1928). After him are Jacques Tati (1907), Claude Chabrol (1930), Éric Rohmer (1920), Jean-Jacques Annaud (1943), Alain Resnais (1922), and William Wyler (1902).