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Biography

Admired in the U. S. as an ersatz French Steven Spielberg and reviled by his home country's critical elite as the man who ruined Franco cinema, writer-director-producer Luc Besson was inarguably one of the most commercially successful and prolific filmmakers ever to emerge from Europe. After establishing the slick, visual aesthetic known as "Cinéma du look" with early efforts like "Subway" (1985), "The Big Blue" (1988) and "La Femme Nikita" …
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Job Title

Director, Producer, Writer, Camera, Film & Tape, Music, Consultants & Advisors, Other

Born

March 18, 1959

LATEST CREDITS

La Femme Nikita

Director

Arthur and The War Of Two Worlds

Director

Atlantis

Director

Subway

Director

Arthur and the Invisibles

Director

The Professional

Director

Untitled (Paramount Pictures/Angelina Jolie Action Thriller)

Director

The Fifth Element

Director

Angel-A

Director

Arthur and the Vengeance of Maltazard

Director, Producer

Malavita

Director, Producer

The Big Blue

Director

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

Director

The Messenger: the Story of Joan of Arc

Director

Le Dernier Combat

Director

Untitled (Luc Besson/Sci-Fi) Project

Director

The Lady

Director

Untitled (Luc Besson/Angelina Jolie Thriller Project)

Director

Valerian

Director

Le Grand Carnaval

2nd unit director 2nd Unit

Arthur and the Two Worlds War

Director

Nil By Mouth

Producer

Colombiana

Producer