Christophe Gans

About Christophe Gans

Who is it?: Director, Writer, Producer
Birth Day: March 11, 1960
Birth Place:  Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France, France
Occupation: Film director, producer; screenwriter

Christophe Gans

Christophe Gans was born on March 11, 1960 in  Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France, France, is Director, Writer, Producer. 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", a tribute to Mario Bava. In 1982, he founded the magazine "Starfix" and defended directors like David Cronenberg, Dario Argento, Russel Mulcahy, David Lynch, John Carpenter or Sergio Leone. He decided to make movies and directed one of the three parts of _Necronomicon (1994)_ called "The Drowned", then "Crying Freeman" from the famous Japanese manga. Gans created the video collection "HK" devoted to Hong Kong movies. He worked for two years on a free adaptation of Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues under the Sea" but the project failed. In 1999, he was asked to make Le pacte des loups (2001) ("Brotherhood of the Wolf") about the Beast of Gévaudan, an unknown animal who killed more than one hundred people in France at the end of 18th century. The movie was released in January 2001 and was a great success (more than five million people saw it).
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Popular As Christophe Gans
Occupation Director
Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born March 11, 1960 ( Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France, France)
Birthday March 11
Town/City  Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France, France
Nationality France

🌙 Zodiac

Christophe Gans’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Christophe Gans was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.

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Biography/Timeline

1980

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.

2014

He went on to direct the video game film adaptation Silent Hill and the 2014 fantasy film Beauty and the Beast.

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