Patrick Lebon (2 January 1940 – 3 February 2021) was a Belgian film director and screenwriter.

Biography

Lebon studied at the

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. He graduated in 1965, directing the film ''Huuh huuh''. He directed feature films ''Salut en de kost'', ', ', and ', which was the 11th greatest Belgian cinematic success, garnering 500,000 viewers. It is now the 17th greatest Belgian feature film of all time. Patrick Lebon died on 3 February 2021 at the age of 81, one month and one day after his birthday.

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1940 births 2021 deaths Belgian film directors 20th-century Belgian screenwriters Belgian male screenwriters {{Belgium-film-director-stub