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Luc Besson

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Luc Paul Maurice Besson, born on 18 March 1959, is a French filmmaker who has been involved in the creation of more than 50 films as a writer, director or producer. Associated with the Cinéma du look film movement, he founded the production company Les Films du Loup, later renamed Les Films du Dauphin, and co-founded EuropaCorp with Pierre-Ange Le Pogam. His films include Subway (1985) and The Big Blue (1988). The atlas records him with Robert Mark Kamen as a creator of the Transporter franchise.

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Award
Inkpot Award 1
Award
César Award 1
Birth Year
1959 1
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1. Luc Besson (Wikipedia)
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    Luc Paul Maurice Besson (born 18 March 1959) is a French filmmaker. He has been involved in the creation of more than 50 films as a writer, director, or producer. Associated with the Cinéma du look film movement, he founded the production company Les Films du Loup (later renamed Les Films du
  • Awards and honors: cesar-award
    He also won the César Award for Best Director for The Fifth Element.
  • Awards and honors: inkpot-award
  • Works Created: Transporter (franchise), Article text
    Besson went on to write and produce numerous films in this genre, including the Taxi series (1998-2007), the Transporter series (2002-2008), and the Jet Li films Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed.
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