
Biography
Christopher George Joseph Challis BSC, FRPS (18 March 1919 β 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 71
Movies 70
Director 21
Self 3
TV Shows 1
Self β 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
Cinematographer

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
Cinematographer

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
Cinematographer

In This House of Brede
TV Show
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Known forCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1919-03-18
Deathday2012-05-31 (93 years old)
Place of birthLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also known asChristopher George Joseph Challis, Christopher G. Challis, Chris Challis
Awards20th British Academy Film Awards
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