Christophe Gans
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 11, 1960, Antibes, France
- Movies
- 17
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2022 | Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément | Self |
| 2019 | Christophe Gans: The Origin of Silence | Self |
| 2019 | Christophe Gans: Adapting A True Work of Art | Self |
| 2019 | Christophe Gans: Delivering a Nightmare | Self |
| 2016 | Fury of the Demon | Self |
| 2006 | Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' | Self |
| 2004 | Un monde mort au fond de leurs regards de pierre | Self |
| 2004 | J'étais... | Himself |
| 2004 | Non risponde più | Himself |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Return to Silent Hill | Writer, Director |
| 2014 | Beauty and the Beast | Director, Screenplay |
| 2006 | Silent Hill | Director |
| 2004 | House of Voices | Producer |
| 2001 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Director, Screenplay |
| 1995 | Crying Freeman | Screenplay, Director |
| 1993 | Necronomicon | Director, Screenplay |
| 1981 | Silver Slime | Director |
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