Born 1960 (age 66) · Antibes, France
Appears in 18 titles

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.

Filmography

Silent Hill
6.6
Silent Hill
2006
Director
Beauty and the Beast
6.2
Beauty and the Beast
2014
Director
Brotherhood of the Wolf
6.7
Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001
Director
Return to Silent Hill
5.4
Return to Silent Hill
2026
Director
Crying Freeman
6.4
Crying Freeman
1995
Director
Necronomicon
6.0
Necronomicon
1993
Director
7.3
Silver Slime
1981
Director
Fatal Frame
Director