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Chris Menges

Film Director / Cinematographer | * 09/15/1940 (83) | Kington, Herefordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Chris Menges BSC, ASC (born 15 September 1940) is a British cinematographer and film director. He is a member of both the American and British Societies of Cinematographers. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pul ...

The Killing Fields

R

1984 | 3.8/5 | 2h 22min
Drama, History, War
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A White enclave in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1960s. Molly Roth, 13 years old, is the daughter of leftist parents, and she must piece together what's happening around her when her father disap ...

A World Apart

PG

1988 | 3.3/5 | 1h 53min
Drama
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Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic. ...

Michael Collins

R

1996 | 3.5/5 | 2h 12min
War, Drama, Thriller, History
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When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sell ...

The Mission

PG

1986 | 3.7/5 | 2h 6min
Adventure, Drama, Action, History
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Awards & Nominations for Chris Menges

2x Academy Award for Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director 4x Academy Award for Best Cinematography 2x National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography 4x American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
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Movies with Chris Menges as Actor(3)

as Interviewee2016 How to Make a Ken Loach Film
as himself2016 Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
as himself2012 Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

Movies with Chris Menges as Crew(61)

Camera/Director of Photography2019 Waiting for the Barbarians
Crew/Thanks2015 Ex Machina
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Hummingbird
Camera/Director of Photography2011 Route Irish
Camera/Director of Photography2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Camera/Director of Photography2010 London Boulevard
Camera/Director of Photography2009 The Yellow Handkerchief
Camera/Director of Photography2008 Stop-Loss
Camera/Director of Photography2008 The Reader
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Notes on a Scandal
Camera/Director of Photography2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Camera/Director of Photography2005 North Country
Camera/Director of Photography2005 Tickets
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Criminal
Camera/Director of Photography2003 The Good Thief
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Concert for George
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Dirty Pretty Things
Camera/Camera Operator2002 Dirty Pretty Things
Camera/Director of Photography2001 The Pledge
Directing/Director1999 The Lost Son
Camera/Director of Photography1997 The Boxer
Camera/Director of Photography1996 Michael Collins
Directing/Director1994 Second Best
Directing/Director1992 CrissCross
Directing/Director1988 A World Apart
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Shy People
Camera/Director of Photography1987 High Season
Camera/Director of Photography1986 The Mission
Camera/Director of Photography1986 Fatherland
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Which Side Are You On?
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Marie
Crew/Cinematography1984 Comfort and Joy
Crew/Cinematography1984 Winter Flight
Camera/Director of Photography1984 The Killing Fields
Camera/Director of Photography1983 Local Hero
Crew/Lighting Camera1983 Local Hero
Camera/Director of Photography1983 R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
Camera/Director of Photography1983 The Red and the Blue
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Made in Britain
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Warlords of the 21st Century
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Angel
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Looks and Smiles
Camera/Director of Photography1981 A Question of Leadership
Camera/Director of Photography1980 The Gamekeeper
Camera/Director of Photography1980 Bloody Kids
Crew/Cinematography1980 Babylon
Camera/Director of Photography1980 Auditions
Camera/Director of Photography1979 A Sense of Freedom
Crew/Cinematography1979 Black Jack
Crew/Cinematography1977 Dummy
Crew/Cinematography1975 It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Black Beauty
Camera/Director of Photography1971 After a Lifetime
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Gumshoe
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Kes
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Loving Memory
Camera/Director of Photography1969 The Save The Children Fund Film
Camera/Camera Operator1968 if....
Crew/Cinematography1968 Solo
Camera/Camera Operator1967 Poor Cow
Camera/Director of Photography1963 The War Game

Full Name: Chris Menges
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 09/15 1940 (September) in Kington, Herefordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 83 years + 218 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: British Society of Cinematographers
Father: Herbert Menges
Other names for Chris Menges (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Christopher J. Menges"
"Christopher Menges"
Chris Menges frequently works together with these people:
Ken Loach (23x, Crew)
Judy Freeman (8x, Crew)
Neil Jordan (7x, Crew)
Jonathan Morris (7x, Crew)
Tony Garnett (7x, Crew)
Rebecca O'Brien (6x, Crew)
Susie Figgis (5x, Crew)
David Appleby (5x, Crew)
Tony Scott (4x, Crew)
Cedric Brelet von Sydow (4x, Crew)
David Leland (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:420677, Added: 09/22/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024