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Christophe Gans

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Born in 1960 in Antibes (in the South of France), Christophe Gans became crazy about movies at an early stage. As a teenager, he made a lot of samurai and kung fu super-8 films with his friends. At the end of the seventies, he founded the fanzine "Rhesus Zero" about B-movies. In 1980, he studied at the French cinema school Idhec and directed a short movie called "Silver Slime"... See full bio »

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2013 Beauty and the Beast (post-production)
 
2006 Silent Hill
 
2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf
 
1995 Crying Freeman
 
1993 Necronomicon: Book of Dead (segment "part #1: The Drawned")
 
1981 Silver Slime (short)
 
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2013 Beauty and the Beast (post-production)
 
2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf (adaptation)
 
1995 Crying Freeman (screenplay)
 
1993 Necronomicon: Book of Dead (screenplay / part 1)
 
1981 Silver Slime (short)
 
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2004 House of Voices (producer)
 
2004 L'atelier: l'histoire de la Film Worshop (video documentary short) (producer)
 
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1981 Silver Slime (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1998 I Stand Alone (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2009 Silent hill: entre deux mondes (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Le pacte des Loups - Christophe Gans par Jean-Pierre Jackson (video short)
Himself
 
2004 J'étais... (video documentary short)
 
2004 Roma Termini (video documentary short)
 
2004 Un monde de mort au fond de leurs regards de pierre (video documentary short)
 
2004 Non risponde più (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Gunmen revisité (video documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
2001 Le pacte des loups - Les entrailles de la bête (video)
Himself
 
2001 Le pacte des loups - Les coulisses du tournage (TV documentary)
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1982 Ciné parade (TV series documentary)
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– Le fantastique (1982) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Made audio commentaries on French DVD editions of "Crying Freeman" (1995), "Brotherhood of the Wolf" (2002), " Sugata Sanshiro" (1943) and "Crying furîman" (1988).

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Personal Quote:

It is important to consider that the horror movies should - like modern art - not have a too obvious meaning. When you watch them it is more important what you feel than what you understand. See more »

Trivia:

He is interviewed in one of the documentaries of "Fist of Legend" French DVD edition (HK Video). See more »

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