Chris Menges

Christopher J. Menges

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

6Roles★ 7.2Average rating

Emerging from a musical household in Kington, Herefordshire, he entered filmmaking as a teenager under the guidance of neighbour documentarian Alan Forbes, later assisting on Adrian Cowell’s projects and honing his craft with CBC Television’s documentary unit before joining ITV Granada’s World in Action, where he covered conflicts from Vietnam to Zanzibar. Transitioning to feature work, he operate… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach2016The Guldbagge Awards1981Spécial cinéma1974Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter2012

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 9.5

Spécial cinéma1974

Self

Series★ 5.5

The Guldbagge Awards1981

Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner

★ 6.6

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach2016

Self - Cinematographer

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter2012

Self

Making Kes2010

Self

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman1985

Self

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Full directing filmography

★ 6

The Lost Son1999

★ 6.7

Second Best1994

★ 6.1

CrissCross1992

★ 6.4

A World Apart1988