Grand Illusion
1938
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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.
- 21 February 1960 (aged 53), Paris, France
- 1931–1960
Jacques Becker. Writer: The Hole. His interest in films was stimulated by a meeting with King Vidor, who offered him employment in the US as actor and assistant director.
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- Paris, France
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- Paris, France
Jacques Becker est un réalisateur français, né le 15 septembre 1906 à Paris, où il est mort le 21 février 1960. Il est le père du réalisateur Jean Becker.
- Jacques Louis Thomas Becker
Aug 1, 2018 · Richard Brody writes about a retrospective of Jacques Becker movies at the newly renovated Film Forum, including “Falbalas,” “Casque d’Or,” “Rue de l’Estrapade,” and more.
An in-depth biography of the film director and writer Jacques Becker, and a complete list of the artist's films, with links to movie reviews.
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Jacques Becker (French: [bɛkɛʁ]; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. Becker first worked in the 1930s as an assistant to director Jean Renoir during what is considered the latter's peak period, including such works as Partie de campagne (1936) and La Grande Illusion (1937).
With recent retrospectives and video releases of several films, the United States is in the midst of a Jacques Becker revival. The rediscovery of Becker is an unusual opportunity because Becker was never discovered to start with.
