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Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Director

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Father of Oona Menges. See more trivia »

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Christopher Menges
in Kington, Herefordshire, England, UK
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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Filmography

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2013 Redemption
 
2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (director of photography)
 
2010 London Boulevard (director of photography)
 
2010 Route Irish
 
2008 The Reader (director of photography)
 
2008 Stop-Loss (director of photography)
 
2008 The Yellow Handkerchief (director of photography)
 
2006 Notes on a Scandal (director of photography)
 
2005 North Country
 
2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (director of photography)
 
2005 Tickets
 
2004 Criminal (director of photography)
 
2002/I The Good Thief
 
2002 Dirty Pretty Things
 
2001 The Pledge (director of photography)
 
1997 The Boxer (director of photography)
 
1996 Michael Collins
 
1987 High Season
 
1987 Warlords of the Golden Triangle (documentary)
 
1987 Shy People (director of photography)
 
1986 Singing the Blues in Red
 
1986 The Mission
 
1985 Marie (director of photography)
 
1985 Which Side Are You On? (documentary)
 
1984 Winter Flight
 
1984 The Killing Fields
 
1984 Comfort and Joy
 
1983 The Red and the Blue: Impressions of Two Political Conferences - Autumn 1982 (TV documentary)
 
1983 R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only (TV movie)
 
1983 Walter and June (TV movie)
 
1983 Local Hero (lighting cameraman)
 
1982 Walter (TV movie)
 
1982 Angel
 
1982 Made in Britain (TV movie)
 
1982 Battletruck
 
1981 East 103rd Street (documentary)
 
1981 Couples and Robbers (short)
 
1981 Looks and Smiles
 
1981 Babylon
 
1981 A Question of Leadership (TV documentary)
 
1980 Auditions (TV documentary)
 
1980 The Gamekeeper
 
1979 Bloody Kids
 
1979 Black Jack
 
1979 A Sense of Freedom (lighting cameraman)
 
1977-1978 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
– Cold Harbour (1978)
– Last Summer (1977) (director of photography)
 
1977 Last Summer (TV movie)
 
1977 Dummy (TV movie)
 
1975 It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (TV movie)
 
1971 Gumshoe (photographed by)
 
1971 Loving Memory
 
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
– After a Lifetime (1971)
 
1971 Black Beauty (director of photography)
 
1971 The Save the Children Fund Film
 
1969 Kes (photography)
 
1968 Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
 
1966 A Boy Called Donovan (TV documentary)
 
1963 The War Game (short) (as Christopher Menges)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (14 titles)
2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (camera operator: "a" camera)
 
2008 The Reader (camera operator)
 
2008 Stop-Loss (camera operator: "b" camera)
 
2008 The Yellow Handkerchief (camera operator: "a" camera)
 
2006 Notes on a Scandal (camera operator)
 
2005 Tickets (camera operator)
 
2004 Criminal (camera operator)
 
2002 Dirty Pretty Things (camera operator)
 
1983 The Skin Horse (documentary) (camera operator)
 
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (director of photography: studio second unit)
 
1970 The Tribe That Hides from Man (TV documentary) (camera operator)
 
1968 If.... (cameraman)
 
1967 Poor Cow (camera operator)
 
1962 The Saturday Men (short) (assistant camera - as Christopher Menges)
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
1999 The Lost Son
 
1994 Second Best
 
1992 CrissCross
 
1987 A World Apart
 
1981 East 103rd Street (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1981 East 103rd Street (documentary) (producer)
 
1961 March to Aldermaston (documentary short) (assistant producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1963 World in Action (TV series documentary) (technical team - 1 episode)
– The Guns (1963) (technical team)
 
1961 March to Aldermaston (documentary short) (production assistant)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2001 Riding in Cars with Boys (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2012 Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter (documentary)
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
 

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Redemption -- Living homeless after going on the run from a military court-martial, Joey Jones (Statham) is a damaged ex-special forces soldier trapped in London’s criminal underworld. But when opportunity enables him to assume another man’s identity, he is transformed into an avenging angel. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close -- A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close -- A nine-year-old amateur inventor, jewelry designer, astrophysicist, tambourine player and pacifist, searches New York for the lock that matches a mysterious key left by his father when he was killed in the September 11 attacks.
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Alternate Names:

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Star Sign:

Virgo