Chris Menges

Chris Menges

Known for: Camera
Biography: 1940-09-15 (83 years old)

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Biography

As an Academy Award-winning cinematographer who made the successful segue to directing features, Chris Menges has carved out a successful, but understated career. Menges got his start as an assistant editor and camera operator and even worked as a sound recordist several times, before working his way up to director of photography. Menges had his first real break as a documentary cameraperson and editor in the 1960s and 1970s, traveling wherever there was war and insurrection - Burma, Angola, Vietnam and Tibet - while working with filmmaker Adrian Cowell. Once he made the permanent jump to feature films in the 1980s, Menges developed a style as a cinematographer that never overwhelmed audiences with gaudy colors or outlandish camera moves In fact, Menges understood the oft-accepted theory that color could be less realistic than black and white, because it focused the audience away from emotion to an object. Menges' work was defined by a low-key naturalism, plain composition, and a mix of lenses to tug at the audience at the appropriate moments, which helped him craft memorable images in several award-winning films, including "The Killing Fields" (1984), "Michael Collins" (1996) and "The Reader" (2008).


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Filmography

all 78

Movies 74

Director 22

self 5

TV Shows 4

Director of Photography
Waiting for the Barbarians

Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

Movie
4
Himself
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)

Movie
Thanks
Ex Machina

Ex Machina (2015)

Movie
7.1
Cinematographer
Hummingbird

Hummingbird (2013)

Movie
5.25
Actor
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter (2012)

Movie
Cinematographer
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Movie
3
Cinematographer
Route Irish

Route Irish (2011)

Movie
Director of Photography
London Boulevard

London Boulevard (2010)

Movie
4
Himself
Making Kes

Making Kes (2010)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief (2009)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Reader

The Reader (2008)

Movie
4.8
Director of Photography
Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss (2008)

Movie
10
Director of Photography
Notes on a Scandal

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Movie
7.25
Director of Photography
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

Movie
6
Director of Photography
Tickets

Tickets (2005)

Movie
Director of Photography
North Country

North Country (2005)

Movie
Cinematographer
Criminal

Criminal (2004)

Movie
Director of Photography
Concert for George

Concert for George (2003)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Good Thief

The Good Thief (2003)

Movie
Cinematographer
Dirty Pretty Things

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Pledge

The Pledge (2001)

Movie
4
Director
The Lost Son

The Lost Son (1999)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Boxer

The Boxer (1997)

Movie
4
Cinematographer
Michael Collins

Michael Collins (1996)

Movie
4
Camera Operator
The Heroin Wars

The Heroin Wars (1996)

TV
Director
Second Best

Second Best (1994)

Movie
Director
CrissCross

CrissCross (1992)

Movie
Director
A World Apart

A World Apart (1988)

Movie
Cinematographer
High Season

High Season (1987)

Movie
Cinematographer
Warlords of the Golden Triangle

Warlords of the Golden Triangle (1987)

Movie
Director of Photography
Shy People

Shy People (1987)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Mission

The Mission (1986)

Movie
Director of Photography
Fatherland

Fatherland (1986)

Movie
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman (1985)

Movie
Cinematographer
Marie

Marie (1985)

Movie
Cinematographer
Which Side Are You On?

Which Side Are You On? (1985)

Movie
Cinematographer
Winter Flight

Winter Flight (1984)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields (1984)

Movie
1
Cinematographer
Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy (1984)

Movie
1
Cinematographer
The Red and the Blue

The Red and the Blue (1983)

Movie
Cinematographer
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only (1983)

Movie
Cinematographer
Walter and June

Walter and June (1983)

Movie
Self
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero' (1983)

Movie
Cinematographer
Local Hero

Local Hero (1983)

Movie
6
Cinematographer
Walter

Walter (1982)

Movie
Cinematographer
Angel

Angel (1982)

Movie
Cinematographer
Made in Britain

Made in Britain (1982)

Movie
2
Director of Photography
Warlords of the 21st Century

Warlords of the 21st Century (1982)

Movie
Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner
The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards (1981)

TV
Cinematographer
Couples and Robbers

Couples and Robbers (1981)

Movie
Cinematographer
Looks and Smiles

Looks and Smiles (1981)

Movie
Cinematographer
A Question of Leadership

A Question of Leadership (1981)

Movie
Cinematographer
Auditions

Auditions (1980)

Movie
Cinematographer
Babylon

Babylon (1980)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Gamekeeper

The Gamekeeper (1980)

Movie
Cinematographer
Bloody Kids

Bloody Kids (1980)

Movie
Director of Photography
A Sense of Freedom

A Sense of Freedom (1979)

Movie
2
Cinematographer
Black Jack

Black Jack (1979)

Movie
Cinematographer
Dummy

Dummy (1977)

Movie
Cinematography
Last Summer

Last Summer (1977)

Movie
Cinematographer
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (1975)

Movie
Self
Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma (1974)

TV
Cinematographer
Israel: After the Earthquake

Israel: After the Earthquake (1974)

Movie
Cinematographer
Talk About Work

Talk About Work (1971)

Movie
Cinematographer
Gumshoe

Gumshoe (1971)

Movie
6
Cinematographer
After a Lifetime

After a Lifetime (1971)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Save The Children Fund Film

The Save The Children Fund Film (1971)

Movie
Director of Photography
Black Beauty

Black Beauty (1971)

Movie
Cinematographer
Loving Memory

Loving Memory (1970)

Movie
Cinematographer
Kes

Kes (1970)

Movie
6
Camera Operator
if....

if.... (1968)

Movie
6
Cinematographer
Solo

Solo (1968)

Movie
Cinematographer
Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite

Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite (1968)

Movie
Camera Operator
Poor Cow

Poor Cow (1967)

Movie
Cinematography
A Boy Called Donovan

A Boy Called Donovan (1966)

Movie
Cinematographer
Raid Into Tibet

Raid Into Tibet (1966)

Movie
Cinematographer
The War Game

The War Game (1963)

Movie
Cinematographer
Made in Britain

Made in Britain

TV

Ratings

Average 5.53
Based on 1.75 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1963
1979
1984
1981
2019
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Information

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1940-09-15 (83 years old)

Birth Place
Kington, United Kingdom

Father
Herbert Menges

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Christopher J. Menges, Christopher Menges

Awards
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Cinematography


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