Directing

Christian Gion

Born

1940-03-10 (86)

Place of birth

Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France

Known for

Directing

Credits

39 titles

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

The Winner poster
5.1

A plumber finally meets the woman of his dreams. But as her uptight family tries to keep him away, he wins the lottery and starts plotting his revenge.

The Winner

1979

The Winner poster
5.1

A plumber finally meets the woman of his dreams. But as her uptight family tries to keep him away, he wins the lottery and starts plotting his revenge.

The Winner

1979

The Winner poster
5.1

A plumber finally meets the woman of his dreams. But as her uptight family tries to keep him away, he wins the lottery and starts plotting his revenge.

The Winner

1979

Les Insaisissables poster
5.7

Romain, a well read and articulate real estate agent, protects his grandmother from a bailiff that wants to seize her property,

Les Insaisissables

2000

Le Pion poster
6.5

Humiliated and down on his luck, a superintendent turns his life around when he decides to write a book.

Le Pion

1978

Le Pion poster
6.5

Humiliated and down on his luck, a superintendent turns his life around when he decides to write a book.

Le Pion

1978

Pizzaiolo et Mozzarel poster
4.4

Carlo Monte, a seductive pizza maker in charge of a straw hut on the beaches of the south of France, is contacted by barbouzes who notice his perfect resemblance to President-General Gonzales Y Ramirez, president for life of Malaguenia. Supposed to replace the dictator on a private visit to France and to announce his abdication in favor of the insurgents, he had them arrested and established democracy. As for the deposed tyrant, he found himself in charge of Carlo's straw hut with somewhat militarized colors.

Pizzaiolo et Mozzarel

1985

Pizzaiolo et Mozzarel poster
4.4

Carlo Monte, a seductive pizza maker in charge of a straw hut on the beaches of the south of France, is contacted by barbouzes who notice his perfect resemblance to President-General Gonzales Y Ramirez, president for life of Malaguenia. Supposed to replace the dictator on a private visit to France and to announce his abdication in favor of the insurgents, he had them arrested and established democracy. As for the deposed tyrant, he found himself in charge of Carlo's straw hut with somewhat militarized colors.

Pizzaiolo et Mozzarel

1985

Le Provincial poster
5.2

A provincial is hired for a commercial and discovers Paris. He soon discovers that the city is not so different than his small village.

Le Provincial

1990

Le Provincial poster
5.2

A provincial is hired for a commercial and discovers Paris. He soon discovers that the city is not so different than his small village.

Le Provincial

1990

Le Provincial poster
5.2

A provincial is hired for a commercial and discovers Paris. He soon discovers that the city is not so different than his small village.

Le Provincial

1990

The Executioner of Hearts poster
5.2

While filming on location in Tahiti, a small-time actor seizes an opportunity to make it big, but the attention may be more than he bargained for.

The Executioner of Hearts

1983

The Executioner of Hearts poster
5.2

While filming on location in Tahiti, a small-time actor seizes an opportunity to make it big, but the attention may be more than he bargained for.

The Executioner of Hearts

1983

I Believe in Santa Claus poster
4.0

All Simon wants for Christmas is his parents (who are being held captive by an African warlord) back. So, he and another student stowaway on a flight to Lapland to find Santa Claus. There they meet St. Nick as well as a Christmas Fairy and an evil Ogre.

I Believe in Santa Claus

1984

I Believe in Santa Claus poster
4.0

All Simon wants for Christmas is his parents (who are being held captive by an African warlord) back. So, he and another student stowaway on a flight to Lapland to find Santa Claus. There they meet St. Nick as well as a Christmas Fairy and an evil Ogre.

I Believe in Santa Claus

1984

The Couples of Boulogne poster
4.1

In order to receive their part of an inheritance, Barbara and Bernard must find the other beneficiary, Jean-Pierre. As they search for him, they arrive at Boulogne, which they will find is used by rich people as a place to be sexually free in total privacy. There, they will be led by other couples to fulfill their most daring fantasies.

The Couples of Boulogne

1974

The Couples of Boulogne poster
4.1

In order to receive their part of an inheritance, Barbara and Bernard must find the other beneficiary, Jean-Pierre. As they search for him, they arrive at Boulogne, which they will find is used by rich people as a place to be sexually free in total privacy. There, they will be led by other couples to fulfill their most daring fantasies.

The Couples of Boulogne

1974

Pétrole ! Pétrole ! poster
4.9

Le PDG d'une importante société pétrolière voit ses manoeuvres illicites déjouées par un jeune concurrent dont la femme n'est autre que la fille de son fournisseur arabe.

Pétrole ! Pétrole !

1981

Pétrole ! Pétrole ! poster
4.9

Le PDG d'une importante société pétrolière voit ses manoeuvres illicites déjouées par un jeune concurrent dont la femme n'est autre que la fille de son fournisseur arabe.

Pétrole ! Pétrole !

1981

The Garden of Torment poster
4.6

The story of a Antoine, a physician who was exiled to China in the 1930's due to his drug habit.

The Garden of Torment

1976

One, Two, Two: 122, rue de Provence poster
3.5

Romance takes a back seat to drama in this movie depicting life at the once-fashionable Parisian bordello known by its address 122 Rue de Provence. Patronized by the wealthy and powerful, this elegant house of prostitution featured a top-ranked restaurant and specialized rooms for men with unusual tastes: a railroad carriage room, a stable room, etc. In the story, two young people "on the make" bump into each other as they are arriving in the same rail station. Though attracted to one another, they are deliberately vague about their destinations. He is headed for a diplomatic career, she is an ambitious young prostitute who wants to work at the best house in France. Later, they meet at 122 Rue de Provence.

One, Two, Two: 122, rue de Provence

1978

The Graduates of the Last Row poster
4.2

The students of a prestigious law school try their best to mess things up.

The Graduates of the Last Row

1982

The Graduates of the Last Row poster
4.2

The students of a prestigious law school try their best to mess things up.

The Graduates of the Last Row

1982

It's Tough for Everybody poster
5.7

After losing his job, an idealistic adman starts his own agency, putting himself in the crosshairs of his jaded ex-boss.

It's Tough for Everybody

1975

It's Tough for Everybody poster
5.7

After losing his job, an idealistic adman starts his own agency, putting himself in the crosshairs of his jaded ex-boss.

It's Tough for Everybody

1975

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La Troisième Mi-temps

1981

Super Woman poster
3.3

In the form of an investigative report, Super Woman offers a dive into the world of transvestites and transsexuals who, in 1975, brightened up certain Parisian cabarets such as the Carrousel, the Etrier, the Alcazar or Chez Michou... The latter introduces us to two of its stars, Duduche and Fifi, who evokes his encounters with Sylvie Vartan, whom he imitates to perfection. Then an investigator goes to the Carrousel and meets Claudie, Laurence, Peggy, Albane, Griselleda, Maryline and Kristel.

Super Woman

1976

The Surrounded poster
9.0

Jean-Claude is a student, with Didier, at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Generales where Violaine, Didier's sister, is a professor of sociology. These young people belong to this upper-class, snobbish bourgeoisie.

The Surrounded

1968

The Surrounded poster
9.0

Jean-Claude is a student, with Didier, at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Generales where Violaine, Didier's sister, is a professor of sociology. These young people belong to this upper-class, snobbish bourgeoisie.

The Surrounded

1968

The Surrounded poster
9.0

Jean-Claude is a student, with Didier, at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Generales where Violaine, Didier's sister, is a professor of sociology. These young people belong to this upper-class, snobbish bourgeoisie.

The Surrounded

1968

Sup de fric poster
6.1

Two business students hatch a perfect plan: buy their own school.

Sup de fric

1992

Sup de fric poster
6.1

Two business students hatch a perfect plan: buy their own school.

Sup de fric

1992

Sup de fric poster
6.1

Two business students hatch a perfect plan: buy their own school.

Sup de fric

1992

No artwork available
NR

Documentary about a pilgrimage to Lourdes.

Lourdes

1965