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Christopher Challis

Cinematographer | * 03/18/1919 († 93, 05/31/2012) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Christopher George Joseph Challis BSC, FRPS (18 March 1919 – 31 May 2012) was a British cinematographer who worked on more than 70 feature films from the 1940s onwards. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything ...

The Red Shoes

FSK: 12+ years

1948 | 4.0/5 | 2h 13min
Drama, Romance / Love
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A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters. ...

The Deep

FSK: 16+ years

1977 | 3.1/5 | 2h 3min
Mystery, Thriller, Adventure
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When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must f ...

Arabesque

FSK: 12+ years

1966 | 3.1/5 | 1h 45min
Adventure, Comedy, Romance / Love, Thriller, Action, Crime
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Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an under ...

Top Secret!

FSK: 12+ years

1984 | 3.5/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Christopher Challis

20th British Academy Film Awards
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Movies with Christopher Challis as Actor(1)

as Self – Interviewee2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Movies with Christopher Challis as Crew(60)

Camera/Director of Photography1985 Steaming
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Top Secret!
Camera/Director of Photography1983 Secrets
Crew/Cinematography1982 The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Evil Under the Sun
Camera/Director of Photography1980 The Mirror Crack'd
Camera/Director of Photography1980 S.O.S. Titanic
Camera/Director of Photography1979 The Riddle of the Sands
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Force 10 from Navarone
Camera/Director of Photography1977 The Deep
Crew/Cinematography1976 The Incredible Sarah
Crew/Cinematography1975 The Old Curiosity Shop
Camera/Director of Photography1974 The Little Prince
Camera/Director of Photography1972 Follow Me!
Camera/Director of Photography1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Catch Me a Spy
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Villain
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Mary, Queen of Scots
Camera/Director of Photography1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Camera/Director of Photography1969 Staircase
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Camera/Director of Photography1968 A Dandy in Aspic
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Two for the Road
Camera/Director of Photography1966 Arabesque
Crew/Cinematography1966 Kaleidoscope
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Return from the Ashes
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
Camera/Director of Photography1964 The Long Ships
Camera/Director of Photography1964 A Shot in the Dark
Camera/Director of Photography1963 The Victors
Camera/Director of Photography1962 H.M.S. Defiant
Camera/Director of Photography1961 Flame in the Streets
Camera/Director of Photography1961 Five Golden Hours
Camera/Director of Photography1960 Never Let Go
Camera/Director of Photography1960 The Grass Is Greener
Camera/Director of Photography1960 Sink the Bismarck!
Camera/Director of Photography1959 The Captain's Table
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Blind Date
Camera/Director of Photography1958 Floods of Fear
Camera/Director of Photography1957 Ill Met by Moonlight
Camera/Director of Photography1957 Miracle in Soho
Camera/Director of Photography1957 Windom's Way
Camera/Director of Photography1956 The Battle of the River Plate
Camera/Director of Photography1956 The Spanish Gardener
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Footsteps in the Fog
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Oh... Rosalinda!!
Crew/Cinematography1955 Raising a Riot
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Quentin Durward
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Malaga
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Flame and the Flesh
Camera/Director of Photography1953 The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Genevieve
Crew/Cinematography1953 Saadia
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Angels One Five
Camera/Director of Photography1952 24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Camera/Director of Photography1951 The Tales of Hoffmann
Camera/Director of Photography1950 The Elusive Pimpernel
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Gone to Earth
Camera/Director of Photography1949 The Small Back Room
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The End of the River

Full Name: Christopher Challis
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 03/18 1919 (March) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Thursday, 05/31 2012 (May) in Bristol (aged: 93)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: British Society of Cinematographers
Other names for Christopher Challis (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Christopher George Joseph Challis"
"Christopher G. Challis"
"Chris Challis"
Christopher Challis frequently works together with these people:
Emeric Pressburger (27x, Crew)
Michael Powell (24x, Crew)
Austin Dempster (11x, Crew)
Stanley Donen (9x, Crew)
Cyril Cusack (8x, Actor)
Reginald Mills (8x, Crew)
Hein Heckroth (7x, Crew)
Freddie Cooper (7x, Crew)
John Brabourne (6x, Crew)
Brian Easdale (6x, Crew)
Gordon K. McCallum (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:961033, Added: 11/24/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024