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Luc Besson
Luc Besson spent the first years of his life following his parents, scuba diving instructors, around the world. His early life was entirely aquatic. He already showed amazing creativity as a youth, writing early drafts of The Big Blue (1988) and The Fifth Element (1997), as an adolescent bored in school. He planned on becoming a marine biologist ...
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Writer (65 credits)
Writer (65 credits)
2017-2018
Taken
(TV Series) (based on the characters created by - 26 episodes)
- Viceroy
(2018)
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- Render
(2018)
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- Carapace
(2018)
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- ACGT
(2018)
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- Imperium
(2018)
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2012-2014
Transporter: The Series
(TV Series) (based on characters created by - 9 episodes)
- End Game
(2014)
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- City of Love
(2012)
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- 12 Hours
(2012)
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- Trojan Horsepower
(2012)
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- Sharks
(2012)
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2014
Taxi Brooklyn
(TV Series) (based upon the film "Taxi" written by - 12 episodes)
- Frenchmen Can't Jump
(2014)
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- Revenge
(2014)
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- Double Identity
(2014)
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- The Longest Night
(2014)
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- Black Widow
(2014)
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Nikita
(TV Series) (characters created by - 51 episodes, 2011 - 2013) (characters - 21 episodes, 2010 - 2011)
- Canceled
(2013)
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- Bubble
(2013)
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- Pay-Off
(2013)
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- Set-Up
(2013)
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- Dead or Alive
(2013)
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No Limit
(TV Series) (creator - 13 episodes, 2012 - 2013) (adaptation and dialogue - 4 episodes, 2013) (original idea - 4 episodes, 2012) (idea - 2 episodes, 2012) (teleplay - 2 episodes, 2012) (written by - 2 episodes, 2012)
- Panique chimique
(2013)
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- Vacances j'oublie tout
(2013)
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- Le prototype
(2013)
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- Mariage à haut risque
(2013)
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- Braquage à la marseillaise
(2013)
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La Femme Nikita
(TV Series) (based on characters created by - 81 episodes, 1997 - 2000) (characters - 15 episodes, 2000 - 2001)
- A Time for Every Purpose
(2001)
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- Let No Man Put Asunder
(2001)
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- The Evil That Men Do
(2001)
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- The Man Behind the Curtain
(2001)
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- All the World's a Stage
(2001)
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Producer (93 credits)
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Director (31 credits)
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Actor (6 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (4 credits)
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Camera and Electrical Department (3 credits)
Camera and Electrical Department (3 credits)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (2 credits)
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Thanks (19 credits)
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Self (58 credits)
Self (58 credits)
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Personal Quote:
[on The Big Blue (1988)] I opened the Cannes Festival and I got killed. Killed by the entire press. It was like a bath of blood. In Cannes you have this magazine every day where the critics all give a film one star, two stars, three stars, four stars. And for The Big Blue the entire 15 critics put a double zero. This had never happened in the history of Cannes. My first reaction was to say, "Oh, ... See more »Trivia:
He always said, that he will retire as a director after he made 10 movies. This would make Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) his last one. See more »Trademark:
Frequently has a shot of someone being slapped, focusing on the slapper's hand momentarily beforehand (Fifth Element, The Messenger, The Professional, La Femme Nikita) See more »Star Sign:
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