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Christophe Gans
Directing · Born 1960-03-11 · Antibes, France
Biography
Christophe Gans is a French film director, producer and screenwriter, who specializes in horror and fantasy movies. Gans was born in Antibes, France. As a teenager, he spent a large portion of his time creating kung fu-themed Super 8 movies with his friends. He later went on to attend the French film school Idhec, where he created his first short film, Silver Slime. He later spent time as a film critic before co-directing his first film, Necronomicon. His $29 million-budgeted film Brotherhood of the Wolf was a worldwide success, grossing over $70 million+ in theaters worldwide. It became the second-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States since 1980.
Known for

Return to Silent Hill
Writer

Silent Hill
Director

Brotherhood of the Wolf
Director

Beauty and the Beast
Director

Crying Freeman
Screenplay

Cannes Festival
Self - Guest

House of Voices
Producer

Necronomicon
Director
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Filmography
- 2026Return to Silent HillWriter
- 2022Cannes FestivalSelf - Guest
- 2022Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René ClémentSelf
- 2019Christophe Gans: The Origin of SilenceSelf
- 2019Christophe Gans: Adapting A True Work of ArtSelf
- 2019Christophe Gans: Delivering a NightmareSelf
- 2016Fury of the DemonSelf
- 2014Beauty and the BeastDirector
- 2006Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'Self
- 2006Silent HillDirector
- 2004House of VoicesProducer
- 2004Un monde mort au fond de leurs regards de pierreSelf
- 2004J'étais...Himself
- 2004Non risponde piùHimself
- 2001Brotherhood of the WolfDirector
- 1995Crying FreemanScreenplay
- 1993NecronomiconDirector
- 1981Silver SlimeDirector
- —Fatal FrameDirector
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