Luc Besson
Luc Paul Maurice Besson is a French filmmaker. He directed and 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). He won Best Director and Best French Director for his sci-fi action film The Fifth Element (1997). He wrote and directed the sci-fi action film Lucy (2014), the space opera film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), Dogman (2023), and the fantasy romantic movie Dracula (2025).
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District B13
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2004
Taxi
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2004
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
writer
2004
Michel Vaillant
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2003
Fan-Fan the Tulip
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2003
Taxi 3
writer
2003
The Transporter
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2002
Wasabi
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2001
Kiss of the Dragon
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2001
Yamakasi
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2001
Bichhoo
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2000
The Dancer
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2000
Taxi 2
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2000
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
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1999
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
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1999
Taxi
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1998
The Fifth Element
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1997
The Fifth Element
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1997
Léon: The Professional
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1994
Léon: The Professional
director
1994
Point of No Return
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1993
Atlantis
director
1991
Nikita
director
1990
Nikita
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1990
The Big Blue
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1988
The Big Blue
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1988
Subway
director
1985
Subway
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1985
The Last Battle
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1983
The Last Battle
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1983
Lucy 2
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