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Luc Besson

Writing·Mar 18, 1959·Paris, France

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Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French director, writer, and producer, known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has received numerous awards and honors, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film. He is best known for directing the action films Léon: The Professional (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), and Lucy (2014), and also produced the Taken (2008–2014) and Transporter (2002–2015) franchises. Born in Paris, Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an enthusiasm for ocean diving, before an accident would push him toward the world of cinema. After taking odd jobs in the Parisian film scene of the time, Besson began writing stories that would eventually evolve into some of his greatest film successes: The Fifth Element and Le Grand Bleu. In 1980 he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup later Les Films du Dauphin, and later still EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Poga.

Film	Credit
Father Joe2026 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Dracula2025 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
June and John2025 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Weekend in Taipei2024 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
Dogman2023 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Arthur: Malediction2022 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Anna2019 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Renegades2017 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
The Warriors Gate2016 · Writer	Writer
The Transporter Refueled2015 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Taken 32014 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
Lucy2014 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Brick Mansions2014 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
3 Days to Kill2014 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
The Family2013 · Screenplay, Producer, Director	Screenplay, Producer, Director
A Prince (almost) Charming2013 · Writer	Writer
Taken 22012 · Producer, Screenplay, Writer	Producer, Screenplay, Writer
Lockout2012 · Writer	Writer
Colombiana2011 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds2010 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec2010 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Arthur, the 4D Adventure2009 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard2009 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
District 13: Ultimatum2009 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Transporter 32008 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Taken2008 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
Taxi 42007 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
Arthur and the Invisibles2006 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Bandidas2006 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Angel-A2005 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Transporter 22005 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
District B132004 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse2004 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Michel Vaillant2003 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Fan-Fan the Tulip2003 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Taxi 32003 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
The Transporter2002 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Wasabi2001 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Kiss of the Dragon2001 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Yamakasi2001 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Dancer2000 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
Taxi 22000 · Boat Owner (uncredited), Screenplay, Producer	Boat Owner (uncredited), Screenplay, Producer
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc1999 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
Taxi1998 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
The Fifth Element1997 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Léon: The Professional1994 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Nikita1990 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Big Blue1988 · Blond Diver (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Blond Diver (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Kamikaze1986 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Subway1985 · Le Conducteur de Metro (uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay	Le Conducteur de Metro (uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Last Battle1983 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Penultimate1981 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
TTiti l'extra-terrestreScreenplay	Screenplay
TThe Last ManDirector, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
LLucy 2Writer	Writer
DDisorderScreenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer