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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 7,784,623 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 65 in 2019). Luc Besson is the 67th most popular film director (up from 70th in 2019), the 556th most popular biography from France (down from 555th in 2019) and the 10th 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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  • 64

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  • 7.95

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  • 3.39

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Luc Besson ranks 67 out of 1,581. Before him are Stephen Hillenburg, Yasujirō Ozu, Agnès Varda, Claude Chabrol, Richard Attenborough, and Terry Gilliam. After him are Jean-Jacques Annaud, Franco Zeffirelli, David Cronenberg, Chuck Jones, F. W. Murnau, and Frank Capra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Luc Besson ranks 4. Before him are Carlo Ancelotti, Jens Stoltenberg, and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. After him are Kevin Spacey, Klaus Iohannis, Morrissey, János Áder, Emma Thompson, Evo Morales, Bryan Adams, and Sean Bean.

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In France

Among people born in France, Luc Besson ranks 556 out of 6,011. Before him are Maurice de Vlaminck (1876), Pérotin (1160), Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383), Léon Walras (1834), Theuderic I (485), and René Guénon (1886). After him are Childebert I (497), Antipope Clement VII (1342), Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728), Ansgar (801), Jacques Hébert (1757), and Marie Tussaud (1761).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Luc Besson ranks 10. Before him are Georges Méliès (1861), Éric Rohmer (1920), Jacques Tati (1907), William Wyler (1902), Roger Vadim (1928), and Claude Chabrol (1930). After him are Jean-Jacques Annaud (1943), Robert Bresson (1901), Alain Resnais (1922), René Clair (1898), Jean-Pierre Melville (1917), and Louis Malle (1932).

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