Production
Gaumont currently has 938 films in its catalogue most of which are in the French language, but there are some exceptions such as Luc Besson's The Fifth Element. Among some of the most notable films produced by Gaumont are the serials Judex and Fantômas; the comic Onésime series, starring Ernest Bourbon; the comic Bébé series, starring five-year-old René Dary. The two biggest films which Gaumont own the rights to are Jean-Marie Poiré's Les Visiteurs with a box-office of $98 million and the 2011 blockbuster Intouchables by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano with a box office of $361 million.
Directors such as Abel Gance, Alfred Hitchcock, and the early animator Emile Cohl worked for this studio at one time or another.
The company has also produced television shows, including four animated series: Highlander: The Animated Series, Dragon Flyz, and Sky Dancers (the second and third are based on their respective toy lines) and the very popular Oggy and the Cockroaches. The company has also begun production in its American unit Gaumont International Television on two series: Hannibal and Hemlock Grove.
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