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Jacques Becker

French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 53

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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Awards

Nastro d'argento for best non-Italian film1956
Louis Delluc Prize1949

About this person

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1960 · aged 53

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