Jean Becker
Jean Becker (born 10 May 1933) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is son of the director Jacques Becker. On 24 July 2009, he was made a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by France's culture minister, Frédéric Mitterrand.
Jean Becker

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- Name
- Jean Becker
- Born
- 10 May 1933
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Full name
- Jean Louis Paul Becker.
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Officer of the Legion of Honour and César Award for Best Advertising Film.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean Becker (born 10 May 1933) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is son of the director Jacques Becker. On 24 July 2009, he was made a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by France's culture minister, Frédéric Mitterrand.
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• Name — Jean Becker • Born — 10 May 1933 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1954–present • Father — Jacques Becker • Relatives — Étienne Becker (brother)
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• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes • Director — Screenwriter — Other • 1954 — Touchez pas au grisbi — First assistant director • 1954 — Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves — Assistant director • 1958 — Maxime — Assistant director • 1958 — The Lovers of Montparnasse — Second assistant director • 1959 — Gangster Boss — Assistant director • 1960 — The Hole — Assistant director and actor (uncredited) • 1961 — A Man Named Rocca • 1964 — Backfire • 1965–70 — Les Saintes chéries — TV series • 1965 — Pas de caviar pour tante Olga • 1966 — Tender Scoundrel • 1974 — Say It with Flowers — Actor • 1977 — Take Me to the Ritz — Telefilm; actor • 1979 — La Fabrique, un conte de Noël — Telefilm; actor • 1979 — Heart to Heart — Actor • 1983 — One Deadly Summer — Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director • 1991 — Lest We Forget — Segment: "Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée équatoriale" • 1994 — Ne m'appelez pas petite • 1995 — Élisa • 1997 — La Femme du cosmonaute — Actor • 1999 — The Children of the Marshland — Sitges Film Festival - Gran Angular Award Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director • 2001 — A Crime in Paradise • 2003 — Strange Gardens • 2007 — Conversations with My Gardener — Nominated—Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Crystal Globe • 2008 — Love Me No More — Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film • 2008 — My Stars — Actor • 2010 — My Afternoons with Margueritte — Gold Coast International Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Newport Beach Film Festival - Audience Award for Foreign Feature • 2012 — Welcome Aboard • 2014 — Get Well Soon — Also co-producer (uncredited) • 2018 — Le Collier rouge • 2022 — The Green Shutters
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