Gion, Christian

(March 10, 1940, Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France - )

   Having graduated from the HEC (a business school) in 1964, he worked as a producer and director of commercials for "Cinéma et publicité" and collabo­rated on the Dim Dam Dom TV program. In 1967, he created his own production company, Les Films du Cercle, and produced more than I, 000 commercials until 1975. He played in a couple of Claude Zidi's movies (1987 Association de Malfaiteurs; 1993 Profil bas; 2003 Ripoux 3).

 Filmography

        ◘ Tarbes (short; documentary)

        ◘ Les Encerclés

        ◘ Les Couples du Bois de Boulogne (as Bernard Legrand; also actor)

        ◘ C'est dur pour tout le Monde (also screenwriter)

        ◘ Superwoman (as Romain Pacy)

        ◘ Le Jardin des Supplices

1978 ◘ One, Two, Two: 122, Rue de Provence / USA: One Two Two

        ◘ Le Pion / USA: The pawn (also screenwriter, dialogist; France / West Germany)

1979 ◘ Le Gagnant (also screenwriter, dialogist, del­egate producer)

        ◘ Pétrole! Pétrole! (also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Les Diplômés du dernier Rang (also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Le Bourreau des Cœurs (also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ J'ai rencontré le Père Noël / USA: Here Comes Santa Claus (also co-screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ Pizzaiolo et Mozzarel (also co-adapter, delegate producer)

1990 ◘ Le Provincial (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1992 ◘ Sup de Fric (also screenwriter, dialogist, co-producer)

2000 ◘ Les Insaisissables (also screenwriter, dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1981 ◘ Salut Champion (episode "La Troisième mi-temps")