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Chris Menges Biography (1940-)

Born September 15, 1940 (some sources cite 1941), in Herefordshire (now Hereford and Worcester), England (some sources cite Knighton, Wales); son of Herbert Menges (a composer and conductor); married second wife, Judy Freeman (a sound technician); children: (first marriage) five. Addresses: Office: c/o Casarotto Co. Ltd., 60-66 Wardour St., London W1V 3HP, England; and The Fron, Duthlas near Knighton, Powys LD7 1RH, Wales.; Agent: Leading Artists, 445North Bedford Dr., Penthouse, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Cinematographer, director

Birth Details

September 15, 1940

Herefordshire, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Cinematographer, Unless Otherwise Noted
• (With others) The War Game, 1962
• Camera operator, The Saturday Men, 1962
• Camera operator, Poor Cow, 1967
• In Search of Opportunity, 1967
• Camera operator, If ..., Paramount, 1968
• Beyond the Tropopause, 1968
• Solo, 1969
• Kes, United Artists, 1970
• Loving Memory, 1970
• Black Beauty (also known as Belleza negra), Paramount, 1971
• Talk about Work, 1971
• Gumshoe, Columbia, 1972
• Black Jack, National Film Finance, 1979
• A Sense of Freedom, 1979, then Handmade/Island, 1985
• Babylon, Diversity Music Production, 1980
• Camera operator and director of second unit photography studio, Star Wars: Episode V--The Empire Strikes Back (also known as The Empire Strikes Back), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Couples and Robbers, Warner Bros., 1981
• Angel (also known as Danny Boy), Motion Picture Company, 1982
• Battletruck (also known as Warlords of the Twenty-First Century), New World, 1982
• Looks and Smiles, Artificial Eye, 1982
• Bloody Kids, Palace/British Film Institute, 1983
• Local Hero, Warner Bros., 1983
• Comfort and Joy, Universal, 1984
• The Killing Fields, Warner Bros., 1984
• Winter Flight, Enigma/Goldcrest, 1984
• Marie (also known as Marie: A True Story), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
• Fatherland (also known as Vaterland), Film Four International, 1986, released as Singing the Blues in Red, Angelika, 1988
• The Mission, Warner Bros., 1986
• High Season, Hemdale, 1987
• Shy People, Cannon, 1987
• Director, A World Apart, Atlantic, 1988
• Director, Crisscross (also known as Alone Together), 1992
• Director, Second Best, 1994
• Michael Collins, Warner Bros., 1996
• The Boxer, Universal, 1997
• Director, The Lost Son, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
• The Pledge, Warner Bros., 2001
• Riding in Cars with Boys, Columbia, 2001
• Television Work
• Documentary Specials; Cinematographer, Unless Otherwise Noted
• The Opium Trail, BBC, 1964
• Abel Gance, the Charm of Dynamite, 1968
• (And director) Wild and Free--Twice Daily, 1969
• (With others) The Tribe That Hides from Man, 1970
• After a Lifetime, 1971
• Director, A Completely Different Way of Life, 1971
• The Opium Warlords, BBC, 1973
• Director, Radical Lawyer, 1973
• To Be Seven in Belfast, 1975
• Chicago Streets, 1975
• Director, A Family Doctor, 1975
• Busker, 1976
• Director, Fly on the Wall, 1978
• Auditions, 1979
• Before the Monsoon, 1979
• The Gamekeeper, ATV, 1980
• A Sense of Freedom, 1981
• Made in Britain, 1982
• (And producer and director) East 103rd Street, Central Television,1983
• Rhino, 1983
• Winter Flight, 1984
• Which Side Are You On? 1984
• Also cinematographer for Radio On.
• Other Television Work
• Cinematographer
• World in Action (series), BBC, beginning in 1963
• Loving Walter (miniseries; also known as Walter and June),Central Television, 1983
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Cinematographer, The Heroin Wars, 1997
• WRITINGS
• Contributor to periodicals, including American Cinematographer, In Camera, Positif, and Stills.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1996.