Biography

Christian Fechner was born on July 26, 1944 in Agen, South of France. After starting off as an illusionist, he then becomes a music producer with French singer Antoine. He transforms Antoine's musicians, Les Problèmes, into a band he will name "Les Charlots."

Producer Christian Fechner managed to bring Louis de Funès back for a movie under unusual conditions. (After Louis' two heart attacks in 1975, not a single insurance company was able to insure a film shoot with him anymore). The Wing or the Thigh, The Spat (La Zizanie), L'Avare and La Soupe aux choux (1981)...

He is considered as one of the most prolific producers in the history of French cinema, producing both blockbusters and independent movies since the 1970s : Les bidasses en folie, Les fous du stade, Bons baisers de Honk-Hong, 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...

Camille Claudel: Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress and for Best Foreign Language Film. Received five César Awards, including the César Awards for Best Film and Best Actress 1989 - Isabelle Adjani. Received the Golden Bear for Best Actress at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.

Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (The Lovers on the Bridge) in 1993: Nominated for a BAFTA for Best non-English language film.

La Fille sur le pont (The Girl on the Bridge) in 2001: Nominated for a BAFTA for Best non-English language film.

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 on November 25, 2008 after a battle with cancer.

Christian Fechner had two children: film producer Alexandra Fechner and Maxime Fechner, owner of the fashion brand Kymerah.
- IMDb mini biography by: GFM