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Chris Menges

Chris Menges

Actor, Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department

Born September 15, 1940 in Kington, Herefordshire, England, UK

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Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
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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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17 wins and 20 nominations

Chris Menges Photos

Filmography

Actor

8

Type

Year

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach Poster

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach Documentary2016

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with the Renter Poster

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with the Renter Documentary2012

The 81st Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 81st Annual Academy Awards TV Special2009

Director: Alan Clarke Poster

Director: Alan Clarke Documentary1991

The 59th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 59th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1987

The 57th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 57th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1985

Omnibus TV Series1967

Cannes Film Festival Poster

Cannes Film Festival TV Series1952

Cinematographer

68

Type

Year

Voice of Land Poster

Voice of Land Feature Film2021

Waiting for the Barbarians Poster

Waiting for the Barbarians Feature Film2019

Redemption Poster

Redemption Feature Film2013

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Poster

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Feature Film2011

London Boulevard Poster

London Boulevard Feature Film2010

Route Irish Poster

Route Irish Feature Film2010

Stop-Loss Poster

Stop-Loss Feature Film2008

The Reader Poster

The Reader Feature Film2008

The Yellow Handkerchief Poster

The Yellow Handkerchief Feature Film2008

Notes on a Scandal Poster

Notes on a Scandal Feature Film2006

North Country Poster

North Country Feature Film2005

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Poster

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Feature Film2005

Tickets Feature Film2005

Criminal Poster

Criminal Feature Film2004

Concert for George Poster

Concert for George Video2003

Dirty Pretty Things Poster

Dirty Pretty Things Feature Film2002

The Good Thief Poster

The Good Thief Feature Film2002

The Pledge Poster

The Pledge Feature Film2001

The Boxer Poster

The Boxer Feature Film1997

Michael Collins Poster

Michael Collins Feature Film1996

High Season Poster

High Season Feature Film1987

Shy People Poster

Shy People Feature Film1987

Warlords of the Golden Triangle Poster

Warlords of the Golden Triangle Documentary1987

Singing the Blues in Red Poster

Singing the Blues in Red Feature Film1986

The Mission Poster

The Mission Feature Film1986

Marie Feature Film1985

Comfort and Joy Poster

Comfort and Joy Feature Film1984

The Killing Fields Poster

The Killing Fields Feature Film1984

Which Side Are You On? Poster

Which Side Are You On? Documentary1984

Winter Flight Poster

Winter Flight Feature Film1984

Local Hero Poster

Local Hero Feature Film1983

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

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only TV Movie1983

The Red and the Blue: Impressions of Two Political Conferences - Autumn 1982 Documentary1983

Walter & June Poster

Walter & June TV Movie1983

Angel Feature Film1982

Battletruck Poster

Battletruck Feature Film1982

Made in Britain Poster

Made in Britain TV Movie1982

Walter TV Movie1982

A Question of Leadership Poster

A Question of Leadership Documentary1981

A Sense of Freedom Poster

A Sense of Freedom Feature Film1981

Couples and Robbers Poster

Couples and Robbers Short Film1981

East 103rd Street Documentary1981

Looks and Smiles Poster

Looks and Smiles Feature Film1981

Auditions Documentary1980

Babylon Feature Film1980

Bloody Kids Poster

Bloody Kids TV Movie1980

The Gamekeeper Poster

The Gamekeeper Feature Film1980

Black Jack Poster

Black Jack Feature Film1979

Dummy TV Movie1977

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow Poster

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow TV Movie1975

Pilger TV Series1974

Black Beauty Poster

Black Beauty Feature Film1971

Gumshoe Feature Film1971

Loving Memory Poster

Loving Memory Feature Film1971

Talk About Work Poster

Talk About Work Documentary1971

The Save the Children Fund Film Documentary1971

Assignment Vietnam Short Film1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Series1969

Kes Feature Film1969

Wild and Free Twice Daily Feature Film1969

Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite Poster

Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite Documentary1968

Last of the Long-haired Boys Feature Film1968

Solo Short Film1968

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967

Omnibus TV Series1967

A Boy Called Donovan Poster

A Boy Called Donovan Documentary1966

Raid into Tibet Poster

Raid into Tibet Documentary1966

The War Game Poster

The War Game Short Film1963

Camera and Electrical Department

20

Type

Year

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Poster

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Feature Film2011

Stop-Loss Poster

Stop-Loss Feature Film2008

The Reader Poster

The Reader Feature Film2008

The Yellow Handkerchief Poster

The Yellow Handkerchief Feature Film2008

Notes on a Scandal Poster

Notes on a Scandal Feature Film2006

Tickets Feature Film2005

Criminal Poster

Criminal Feature Film2004

Dirty Pretty Things Poster

Dirty Pretty Things Feature Film2002

The Skin Horse Poster

The Skin Horse Documentary1983

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Poster

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Feature Film1980

Pilger TV Series1974

The Tribe That Hides from Man Poster

The Tribe That Hides from Man Documentary1970

If.... Feature Film1968

Poor Cow Poster

Poor Cow Feature Film1967

Crisis on Wheels TV Movie1966

The War Game Poster

The War Game Short Film1963

The Saturday Men Short Film1962

Tempo TV Series1961

March to Aldermaston Poster

March to Aldermaston Short Film1959

The Visit Poster

The Visit Short Film1959

Director

6

Type

Year

The Lost Son Poster

The Lost Son Feature Film1999

Second Best Poster

Second Best Feature Film1994

CrissCross Poster

CrissCross Feature Film1992

A World Apart Poster

A World Apart Feature Film1988

East 103rd Street Documentary1981

Wild and Free Twice Daily Feature Film1969

Other Crew

2

Type

Year

World in Action Poster

World in Action TV Series1963

March to Aldermaston Poster

March to Aldermaston Short Film1959

Thanks

3

Roma Feature Film2018

Ex Machina Poster

Ex Machina Feature Film2014

Riding in Cars with Boys Poster

Riding in Cars with Boys Feature Film2001

Producer

2

Type

Year

East 103rd Street Documentary1981

March to Aldermaston Poster

March to Aldermaston Short Film1959

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