Christian Fechner

Christian Fechner

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France
July 26, 1944

Biography

Christian Fechner (26 July 1944 – 25 November 2008) was a French film producer, screenwriter and director. After starting off as an illusionist, he became a music producer with French singer Antoine. He transformed Antoine’s musicians, les Problems, into a band named Les Charlots. Fechner produced such films as Les bidasses en folie, Les fous du stade, Bons baisers de Hong Kong, Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine, Papy fait de la résistance, Les Spécialistes, Marche à l'ombre, The Children of the Marshland, La Tour Montparnasse Infernale, Chouchou. In 2005, he produced Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie (and marked his last great success making nearly $151,211,264 at the box office. Christian Fechner died of cancer on 25 November 2008. Fechner had two children: film producer Alexandra Fechner and Maxime Fechner, owner of the fashion brand Kymerah. Source: Article "Christian Fechner" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Christian Fechner 1
Christian Fechner 2

Representative Works

The Miser
The Miser
6.3
/ French
Élisa
Élisa
6.4
/ French
The Discord
The Discord
6.4
/ French
The Cabbage Soup
The Cabbage Soup
6.4
/ French
Rookies Go to War
Rookies Go to War
6.1
/ French
Camille Claudel
Camille Claudel
6.8
/ French
Stadium Nuts
Stadium Nuts
6.1
/ French
Animal
Animal
6.0
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Wing or the Thigh?
1976Nominee

Best Picture

The Wing or the Thigh?

The Miser
1980Nominee

Best Picture

The Miser

Élisa
1995Nominee

Best Picture

Élisa

Career Highlights

The Mother and the Whore
1973Highlight

Best Picture

The Mother and the Whore

The Lovers on the Bridge
1991Highlight

Best Picture

The Lovers on the Bridge

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