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