Director
Christophe Gans
Born March 11, 1960 in Antibes, France
8 films
Christophe Gans is a French film director, producer and screenwriter, who specializes in horror and fantasy movies.
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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.
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First watchSilent Hill20066.6Their most acclaimed film, and an easy way in.Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment.View filmEssential films
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8 films as director- TBAFatal FrameDirector
- 2026Return to Silent HillDirector
- 2014Beauty and the BeastDirector
- 2006Silent HillDirector
- 2001Brotherhood of the WolfDirector
- 1995Crying FreemanDirector
- 1993NecronomiconDirector
- 1981Silver SlimeDirector