Chris Menges

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Menges, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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Ex Machina

(2015) Thanks

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The Reader

(2008) Director of Photography

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Hummingbird

(2013) Director of Photography

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

(2011) Director of Photography

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The Pledge

(2001) Director of Photography

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North Country

(2005) Director of Photography

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The Mission

(1986) Director of Photography

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Michael Collins

(1996) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
	Himself	Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach 2016-06-30 Movie
2012	Self	Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter 2012-03-27 Movie
2010	Himself	Making Kes 2010-09-01 Movie
1985	N/A	Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman 1985-12-31 Movie
1983	Self	The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero' 1983-02-27 Movie
1981	Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner	The Guldbagge Awards 1981-10-30 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Director of Photography	Waiting for the Barbarians 2019-09-06 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	Hummingbird 2013-05-07 Movie
2011	Director of Photography	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 2011-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Route Irish 2011-03-16 Movie
2010	Director of Photography	London Boulevard 2010-11-10 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	The Yellow Handkerchief 2009-11-19 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	The Reader 2008-12-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Stop-Loss 2008-03-28 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	Notes on a Scandal 2006-12-25 Movie
2005	Director of Photography	The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada 2005-11-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	Tickets 2005-03-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	North Country 2005-02-12 Movie
2004	Director of Photography	Criminal 2004-10-07 Movie
2003	Director of Photography	Concert for George 2003-10-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Good Thief 2003-04-03 Movie
2002	Director of Photography	Dirty Pretty Things 2002-09-05 Movie
	Camera Operator	Dirty Pretty Things 2002-09-05 Movie
2001	Director of Photography	The Pledge 2001-01-19 Movie
1997	Director of Photography	The Boxer 1997-12-31 Movie
1996	Director of Photography	Michael Collins 1996-10-25 Movie
	Camera Operator	The Heroin Wars 1996-01-01 TV Show
1987	Director of Photography	High Season 1987-09-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Shy People 1987-05-14 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	The Mission 1986-09-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Fatherland 1986-09-02 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	Marie 1985-09-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	Which Side Are You On? 1985-04-08 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	The Killing Fields 1984-11-23 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	The Red and the Blue 1983-10-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only 1983-07-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Local Hero 1983-02-17 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	Angel 1982-09-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Made in Britain 1982-02-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Warlords of the 21st Century 1982-01-01 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Looks and Smiles 1981-09-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Question of Leadership 1981-08-13 Movie
1980	Director of Photography	Auditions 1980-12-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Gamekeeper 1980-09-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Bloody Kids 1980-03-22 Movie
1979	Director of Photography	A Sense of Freedom 1979-10-19 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	Gumshoe 1971-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	After a Lifetime 1971-07-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Black Beauty 1971-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Save The Children Fund Film 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	Director of Photography	Loving Memory 1970-09-21 Movie
1969	Director of Photography	Kes 1969-11-18 Movie
1968	Camera Operator	if.... 1968-12-19 Movie
1967	Camera Operator	Poor Cow 1967-12-05 Movie
1963	Director of Photography	The War Game 1963-07-31 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Thanks	Ex Machina 2015-01-21 Movie
1984	Cinematography	Winter Flight 1984-12-20 Movie
	Cinematography	Comfort and Joy 1984-10-10 Movie
1983	Lighting Camera	Local Hero 1983-02-17 Movie
1980	Cinematography	Babylon 1980-11-07 Movie
1979	Cinematography	Black Jack 1979-09-09 Movie
1977	Cinematography	Dummy 1977-11-09 Movie
	Cinematography	Last Summer 1977-07-22 Movie
1975	Cinematography	It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow 1975-10-08 Movie
1968	Cinematography	Solo 1968-01-01 Movie
1966	Cinematography	A Boy Called Donovan 1966-01-19 Movie
	Cinematography	Raid Into Tibet 1966-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Director	The Lost Son 1999-06-25 Movie
1994	Director	Second Best 1994-09-30 Movie
1992	Director	CrissCross 1992-05-08 Movie
1988	Director	A World Apart 1988-06-17 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv