Jacques Becker
Directing
Born: 1906-09-15 · Paris, France
Died: 1960-02-21
Biography
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). In the early part of World War II, Becker was held in a German prisoner-of-war camp for a year. During the Nazi occupation of France, he became a film director in his own right
🎬 Movies (26)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jacques Becker
1967
Self (archive footage)
Le Trou
1960
Director
The Lovers of Montparnasse
1958
Director
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1957
Director
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
1954
Director
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1954
Director
Rue de l'estrapade
1953
Director
Casque d'Or
1952
Director
On the Set of 'Casque D'Or'
1951
Self (Archive Footage)
Edward and Caroline
1951
Director
Rendezvous in July
1949
Director
Antoine & Antoinette
1947
Director
A Day in the Country
1946
Seminarian (uncredited)
Paris Frills
1945
Director
It Happened at the Inn
1943
Director
The Trump Card
1942
Director
Cristobal's Gold
1940
Director
Grand Illusion
1937
L'officier anglais
The Great Hope
1937
Director
Life Is Ours
1936
Director
Pitiless Gendarme
1935
Director
Chotard and Co.
1933
Un invité au bal costumé (uncredited)
Boudu Saved from Drowning
1932
Le Poète (uncredited)
Night at the Crossroads
1932
Assistant Director
Y'en a pas deux comme Angélique
1931
Assistant Director
Le Bled
1929
Un ouvrier agricole
