Biography
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 Brotherhoo...
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Complete Filmography

Return to Silent Hill
2026
Writer, Director
When a mysterious letter calls James back to Silent Hill in search of his one truelove, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown ev...

Fury of the Demon
2016
as Himself
An investigation on the rarest and most controversial French movie in the history of early cinema: a fascinating, lost and dangerous short film which ...

Beauty and the Beast
2014
Director, Screenplay
Forced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it c...

Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
2006
as Self
6 part behind the scenes feature on making 'Silent Hill'.

Silent Hill
2006
Director
Rose, a desperate mother takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car ...

House of Voices
2004
Producer
In 1958, in the French Alp, the young servant Anna Jurin arrives in Saint Ange Orphanage to work with Helena while the orphans moved to new families. ...
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2004
as Himself

J'étais...
2004
as Himself

Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001
Director, Screenplay
In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the ...

Crying Freeman
1995
Director, Screenplay
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yak...

Necronomicon
1993
Director, Screenplay
H.P. Lovecraft anthology is divided into four segments: "The Library" which is the wraparound segment involving Lovecraft's research into the Book of ...
Silver Slime
1981
Director, Editor
A short movie directed by french director Christophe Gans (Crying Freeman, Silent Hill) when he was studying directing. It's an homage to Mario Bava a...