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Luc Béraud

French writer, film director and actor

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ3264762 ↗
Source-derived summary

Luc Béraud (born 30 October 1945) is a French director, screenwriter and actor.

Career

He started as assistant director for Patrice Leconte, Jean Eustache and Alain Robbe-Grillet. He was nominated three times for the César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Luc Béraud” as french writer, film director and actor. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Béraud, French and writer.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1945—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1945-10-30. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Béraud, French and writer providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Luc Béraud”, the useful work is to connect “french writer, film director and actor” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3264762. VIAF identifies the subject as 225416156. The Library of Congress control number is n93086640. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1945.

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This entry incorporates text from “Luc Béraud” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.