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Jacques Becker

Screenwriter / Film Director / Actor | * 09/15/1906 († 53, 02/21/1960) | Paris (France)
Jacques Becker (French: [bɛkɛʁ]; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

She's working in a big store, he's a typographer and they lost their winning lottery ticket. ...

Antoine and Antoinette

Certification unknown

1947 | 3.2/5 | 1h 28min
Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Ove ...

Le Trou

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1960 | 4.1/5 | 2h 12min
Crime, Drama, Thriller, History
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Ex-convict Georges Manda returns to the free world determined to go straight and takes a steady job as a carpenter. Unable to completely shake his connections with the underground, he meets with a for ...

Casque d'Or

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1952 | 3.7/5 | 1h 36min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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Hopes and love and ambitions and friendship in a group of young jazz-loving Parisians. ...

Rendezvous in July

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1949 | 2.9/5 | 1h 40min
Drama, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Jacques Becker

Louis Delluc Prize 3x BAFTA Award for Best Film
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Movies with Jacques Becker as Actor(8)

as himself1967 Cinéastes de notre temps: Jacques Becker
as Seminarian (uncredited)1946 A Day in the Country
as L'officier anglais1937 Grand Illusion
as Le jeune chômeur1936 Life Is Ours
as Un Saint-Cyrien1935 Le Commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié
1933 Chotard et Cie
as Le Poète (uncredited)1932 Boudu Saved from Drowning
as Un ouvrier agricole1929 Le Bled

TV Shows/Series with Jacques Becker as Actor(2)

as Self (archive footage)1978 Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
as himself1956 Cinépanorama

Movies with Jacques Becker as Crew(36)

Directing/Director1960 Le Trou
Writing/Screenplay1960 Le Trou
Writing/Dialogue1960 Le Trou
Directing/Director1958 The Lovers of Montparnasse
Writing/Screenplay1958 The Lovers of Montparnasse
Directing/Director1957 The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Writing/Writer1957 The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Directing/Director1954 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Writing/Writer1954 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Directing/Director1954 Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Writing/Adaptation1954 Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Directing/Director1953 Rue de l'Estrapade
Directing/Director1952 Casque d'Or
Writing/Screenplay1952 Casque d'Or
Writing/Adaptation1952 Casque d'Or
Directing/Director1951 Edward and Caroline
Writing/Writer1951 Edward and Caroline
Directing/Director1949 Rendezvous in July
Writing/Writer1949 Rendezvous in July
Directing/Director1947 Antoine and Antoinette
Writing/Writer1947 Antoine and Antoinette
Directing/First Assistant Director1946 A Day in the Country
Directing/Director1945 Paris Frills
Writing/Writer1945 Paris Frills
Directing/Director1943 It Happened at the Inn
Writing/Adaptation1943 It Happened at the Inn
Directing/Director1942 The Trump Card
Directing/Director1940 Cristobal's Gold
Directing/First Assistant Director1937 Grand Illusion
Directing/Director1936 Life Is Ours
Writing/Writer1936 Life Is Ours
Writing/Screenplay1935 Le Commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié
Directing/Director1935 Le Commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié
Directing/Assistant Director1932 Night at the Crossroads
Production/Production Manager1932 Night at the Crossroads
Directing/Assistant Director1932 Boudu Saved from Drowning

Citizenship: France
Born: Saturday, 09/15 1906 (September) in Paris (France)
Died: Sunday, 02/21 1960 (February) in 16th arrondissement of Paris (aged: 53)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: French (FR)
Spouses (current/former): Françoise Fabian
Children: Jean Becker, Étienne Becker, Sophie Becker
Other names for Jacques Becker (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"ジャック・ベッケル"
"Jacques Louis Thomas Becker"
Jacques Becker frequently works together with these people:
Marguerite Renoir (20x, Crew)
Jean Renoir (18x, Crew)
Gaston Modot (6x, Actor)
Maurice Griffe (6x, Crew)
Jacques Brunius (6x, Actor)
Jean Bourgoin (5x, Crew)
Maurice Marceau (5x, Actor)
Paul Barge (5x, Actor)
Yette Lucas (4x, Actress)
Claude Renoir (4x, Crew)
Max Dalban (4x, Actor)
Gérard Philipe (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1047073, Added: 12/03/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024