Christopher Challis

 

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Christopher George Joseph Challis BSC, FRPS was a British cinematographer who worked on more than 70 feature films since beginning in the industry during the 1940s. After working as camera operator on several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, he made his debut as director of photography on The End of the River in 1947 one of their projects as producers. After The End of the River, Challis was camera operator under Jack Cardiff on The Red Shoes. He did not object to the demotion as he wanted to work on the film. Following this he went back to being director of photography. He was cinematographer on most of Powell and Pressburger's later films, including The Small Back Room, The Elusive Pimpernel, The Tales of Hoffmann, Oh. Rosalinda! , The Battle of the River Plate and Ill Met by Moonlight

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Christopher Challis

Born 1919-03-18 (106 years ago) in London. Dead 2012-05-31 (93 years).

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Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
BAFTA Special Award (Film) 64th British Academy Film Awards 2011
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Colour) (Arabesque) 20th British Academy Film Awards 1967 Arabesque
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
BAFTA Special Award (Film) 64th British Academy Film Awards 2011
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (The Deep) 1978 British Academy Film and Television Awards 1978 Djúpið
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Colour) (Arabesque) 20th British Academy Film Awards 1967 Arabesque
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Colour) (Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines) 19th British Academy Film Awards 1966 Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Black and White) (The Victors) 17th British Academy Film Awards 1964 The Victors
Relationships
Name From To Relationship type
Sylvia Challis(Gifta) Gifta
Children

Drummond Challis, Sarah Challis

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Christopher George Joseph Challis BSC, FRPS was a British cinematographer who worked on more than 70 feature films since beginning in the industry during the 1940s.

After working as camera operator on several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, he made his debut as director of photography on The End of the River in 1947 one of their projects as producers. After The End of the River, Challis was camera operator under Jack Cardiff on The Red Shoes. He did not object to the demotion as he wanted to work on the film. Following this he went back to being director of photography. He was cinematographer on most of Powell and Pressburger's later films, including The Small Back Room, The Elusive Pimpernel, The Tales of Hoffmann, Oh... Rosalinda!!, The Battle of the River Plate and Ill Met by Moonlight.

His expertise in colour cinematography made him a popular choice for British film makers of the 1950s, and he worked on a number of successful comedies, including Genevieve, The Captain's Table and Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines.

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