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Challis, Christopher (1919-)
 

Film & TV credits


Film Credits
 
THE DRUM1938focus puller (uncredited)
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH / STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN1946camera operator (2nd) (uncredited)
BLACK NARCISSUS1947camera operator (uncredited)
THE END OF THE RIVER1947director of photography
THE RED SHOES22/07/1948camera operator
THE SMALL BACK ROOM / HOUR OF GLORY21/02/1949director of photography
THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL1950photography
GONE TO EARTH / THE WILD HEARTUK/US, 1950photographed by
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN1951photographed by
ANGELS ONE FIVE1952director of photography
24 HOURS OF A WOMAN'S LIFE / AFFAIR IN MONTE CARLO1952photography
THE STORY OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN / THE GREAT GILBERT AND SULLIVAN / GILBERT AND SULLIVAN / MISTER GILBERT AND MISTER SULLIVAN1953director of photography (as Chris Challis)
SAADIAUS, 1953director of photography
GENEVIEVE1953director of photography
TWICE UPON A TIME1953photography
FLAME AND THE FLESHUS, 1954photography
MALAGA / FIRE OVER AFRICA1954photography
OH... ROSALINDA!! / DIE FLIEDERMAUS1955director of photography
THE ADVENTURES OF QUENTIN DURWARD / QUENTIN DURWARDUS, 1955director of photography
RAISING A RIOT1955photography
THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICEUS/W. Germany1955photographed by
FOOTSTEPS IN THE FOG / REBOUNDJul-55photography
THE SPANISH GARDENER1956director of photography
THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE / PURSUIT OF GRAF SPEE1956director of photography
MIRACLE IN SOHO1957director of photography
WINDOM'S WAY1957director of photography
ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT / NIGHT AMBUSH1957director of photography
FLOODS OF FEAR1958director of photography
THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE1958director of photography
ROONEY1958director of photography
BLIND DATE / CHANCE MEETING1959photographed by
THE GRASS IS GREENER1960director of photography
NEVER LET GO / MOMENT OF TRUTH1960photographed by
SINK THE BISMARCK!US, 1960director of photography
SURPRISE PACKAGE1960director of photography
FIVE GOLDEN HOURSUK/Italy, 1961director of photography
FLAME IN THE STREETS1961director of photography
H.M.S. DEFIANT / DAMN THE DEFIANT!1962director of photography
AN EVENING WITH THE ROYAL BALLET1963director of photography 2 (uncredited)
THE VICTORSUK/US, 1963director of photography
THE LONG SHIPSUK/Yugoslavia, 1963director of photography
A SHOT IN THE DARKUS/UK, 1964director of photography
THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY / EMILYUS, 1964additional photography
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES OR HOW I FLEW FROM LONDON TO PARIS IN 25 HOURS 11 MINUTES1965director of photography
THE HOLLOW CROWN1965director of photography
RETURN FROM THE ASHES1965photography
ARABESQUEUK/US, 1966director of photography
KALEIDOSCOPE / THE BANK BREAKER1966director of photography
TWO FOR THE ROADUS, 1967director of photography
A DANDY IN ASPIC1968photography
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANGUK/US, 1968director of photography
STAIRCASEUS/France/UK, 1969director of photography
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMESUS/UK, 1970director of photography
VILLAIN1971director of photography
CATCH ME A SPY / KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSEDUK/France, 1971director of photography
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTSUK/US, 1971director of photography
THE BOY WHO TURNED YELLOW1972director of photography
FOLLOW ME!25/05/1905director of photography
YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL / SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST1974photography
THE LITTLE PRINCEUS, 1974photography
THE CULCHETH JOB1974photography
MISTER QUILP / THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP1975director of photography
THE INCREDIBLE SARAHUS, 1976director of photography
WHITE ROCKUK/US, 1976cameraman
THE DEEPUS/UK, 1977director of photography
THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS1978director of photography
FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONEUK/Yugoslavia, 1978director of photography
THE MIRROR CRACK'D1980director of photography
THE NIGHTINGALE1981photography
EVIL UNDER THE SUN1981director of photography
STEAMING1984director of photography
TOP SECRET!US/UK, 1984director of photography
CAMERAMAN THE LIFE & WORK OF JACK CARDIFF2010interviewee
 
Television Credits
 
WAR OF CHILDRENCBS (US) tx 5/12/1972photography [as Chris CHALLIS]
IN THIS HOUSE OF BREDECBS (US) tx 27/2/1975photography
S.O.S. TITANICABC (US) tx 23/9/1979; BBC1 tx 25/10/1980director of photography
THE NATIVITYSyndicated (US) tx 12/1982photography
FIRST LOVE: SecretsChannel 4 tx 12/5/1983director of photography
THE LATE SHOW SPECIAL: Michael PowellBBC2 tx 24/9/1992on-screen participant
WITNESS: The Making of an EnglishmanChannel 4 tx 1/1/1995interviewee