Biography
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. His autobiography, Are They Really So Awful?: A Cameraman's Chronicle, was published by Janus Publishing Company (ISBN 1-85756-193-7) in March 1995.
Challis also features in the book Conversations with Cinematographers (Scarecrow Press) by David A. Ellis (2012).
Filmography
all 72
Movies 71
Director 24
self 3
TV Shows 1
Self – Interviewee
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Movie
Self
A Profile of 'The Red Shoes' (2000)
Movie
Self
The Making of an Englishman (1995)
Movie
Director of Photography
Steaming (1985)
Movie
Director of Photography
Top Secret! (1984)
Movie
5.78
Cinematographer
Secrets (1983)
Movie
Director of Photography
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Movie
6.6
Cinematography
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' (1982)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Movie
Cinematographer
S.O.S. Titanic (1980)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Riddle of the Sands (1979)
Movie
Director of Photography
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
Movie
5.14
Director of Photography
The Deep (1977)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Incredible Sarah (1976)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Old Curiosity Shop (1975)
Movie
Cinematographer
In This House of Brede (1975)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Little Prince (1974)
Movie
Cinematographer
A War of Children (1972)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972)
Movie
Cinematographer
Follow Me! (1972)
Movie
Cinematographer
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Movie
Director of Photography
Catch Me a Spy (1971)
Movie
Director of Photography
Villain (1971)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Movie
1
Cinematographer
Staircase (1969)
Movie
Director of Photography
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Movie
6.73
Cinematographer
A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
Movie
Cinematographer
Two for the Road (1967)
Movie
Cinematographer
Kaleidoscope (1966)
Movie
Director of Photography
Arabesque (1966)
Movie
Cinematographer
Return from the Ashes (1965)
Movie
Cinematographer
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Movie
5.53
Director of Photography
The Long Ships (1964)
Movie
Cinematographer
An Evening With The Royal Ballet (1963)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Victors (1963)
Movie
Director of Photography
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
Movie
Cinematographer
Flame in the Streets (1961)
Movie
Cinematographer
Five Golden Hours (1961)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Grass Is Greener (1960)
Movie
Cinematographer
Surprise Package (1960)
Movie
Cinematographer
Never Let Go (1960)
Movie
Cinematographer
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Movie
Director of Photography
Blind Date (1959)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Captain's Table (1959)
Movie
Director of Photography
Floods of Fear (1958)
Movie
Cinematographer
Rooney (1958)
Movie
Director of Photography
Windom's Way (1957)
Movie
Cinematographer
Miracle in Soho (1957)
Movie
Cinematographer
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Spanish Gardener (1956)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
Movie
Cinematographer
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)
Movie
Director of Photography
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
Movie
Director of Photography
Quentin Durward (1955)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1955)
Movie
Cinematography
Raising a Riot (1955)
Movie
Cinematographer
Malaga (1954)
Movie
Cinematographer
Flame and the Flesh (1954)
Movie
Cinematographer
Saadia (1953)
Movie
Cinematographer
Twice Upon a Time (1953)
Movie
Cinematographer
Genevieve (1953)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
Movie
Director of Photography
24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952)
Movie
Cinematographer
Angels One Five (1952)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)
Movie
Cinematographer
Gone to Earth (1950)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Small Back Room (1949)
Movie
Director of Photography
The End of the River (1947)
Movie
Director
Rome, Sweet Home
Movie
Cinematographer
In This House of Brede
TV
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2010
Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1919-03-18
Deathday2012-05-31 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsChristopher George Joseph Challis, Christopher G. Challis, Chris Challis
Awards20th British Academy Film Awards
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