France

Jacques Becker

18 films · 1931 to 1960
Born 15 September 1906, 1st arrondissement of Paris · Died 21 February 1960

Jacques Becker was a French film director and screenwriter. His films, made during the 1940s and 1950s, encompassed a wide variety of genres, and they were admired by some of the filmmakers who led the French New Wave movement.

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Jacques Becker

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Defining films

Casque d’or
Casque d’or
1952
Le Trou
Le Trou
1960
Les Amants de Montparnasse
Les Amants de Montparnasse
1958
Les Aventures d’Arsène Lupin
Les Aventures d’Arsène Lupin
1957
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
1954
Rue de l’estrapade
Rue de l’estrapade
1953

Films by decade

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