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Luc Besson
Known for: WritingLuc 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.
Filmography 72
Léon
+4
Director, Screenplay 
Det femte element
+4
Director, Screenplay 
Lucy
+4
Director, Writer 
Dracula
+3
Director, Screenplay 
Taken 3
+6
Screenplay, Producer 
Taken
+5
Writer, Producer 
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
+3
Director, Writer 
The Transporter
+7
Screenplay, Producer 
Transporter 3
+2
Screenplay, Producer 
Transporter 2
+6
Writer, Producer 
Transporter: The Series
Creator 
From Paris with Love
+3
Story 
Taken 2
+6
Screenplay, Writer 
Farvel til Mafiaen
+5
Director, Screenplay 
Arthur og Minimoyserne
Director, Writer 
3 Days to Kill
+3
Screenplay, Story 
Colombiana
+3
Screenplay, Producer 
Anna
+6
Director, Writer 
The Big Blue
+4
Director, Screenplay 
Brick Mansions
+3
Screenplay, Producer 
Jeanne d'Arc
+3
Director, Screenplay 
Taxi
+2
Producer 
Kiss of the Dragon
Screenplay, Producer 
The Transporter - Refueled
+1
Screenplay, Producer 
Adèle and the Secret of the Mummy
+2
Director, Screenplay 
Taxi
Screenplay, Producer 
Taxi Brooklyn
Writer 
Danny the Dog
Producer 
Arthur og Maltazars hævn
+1
Director, Writer 
Dogman
+4
Director, Writer 
District B13
+1
Screenplay, Producer 
Weekend in Taipei
+3
Writer, Producer 
District B13: Ultimatum
Screenplay, Producer 
No Limit
Creator 
Lockout
+3
Writer 
The Homesman
+4
Producer 
Taxi 2
+1
Screenplay, Producer 
June and John
+4
Director, Screenplay 
Wasabi
Screenplay, Producer 
Arthur 3: De to verdener
Director, Writer 
Kodenavn: Nina
+2
Original story 
Nikita
+3
Director, Writer 
Taxi 5
+4
Producer 
Taxi 3
+2
Screenplay, Producer 
Bandidas
+3
Writer, Producer 
The Warriors Gate
Writer 
Taxi 4
+1
Screenplay, Producer 
Renegades
+6
Writer, Producer 
Arthur: Malediction
Writer, Producer 
Angel-A
Director, Screenplay 
The Secret
Producer 
De blodrøde floder 2: Apokalypsens engle
Writer, Producer 
Yamakasi: Storbyens samurai-krigere
Screenplay 
The Lady
+3
Director, Producer 
24 timer - Michel Vaillant
Screenplay 
Subway
+2
Director, Screenplay 
Fanfan La Tulipe
Writer, Producer 
The Source
Producer 
Den sidste kamp
Director, Writer 
Hell in Paradise
Producer 
Home
Producer 
Tilværelsens bagside
Producer 
Atlantis
Director 
Blind mand
Original story, Producer 
Intersections
+2
Producer 
Little New York
Producer 
A Prince (almost) Charming
Writer 
The Dancer
Screenplay, Producer 
The Story Of My Life
Producer 
Kamikaze
Writer, Producer 
Bichhoo
Original story