Chris Menges

Chris Menges
Born (1940-09-15) 15 September 1940
Kington, Herefordshire, England
OccupationsCinematographer, film director
Years active1959–2019
FatherHerbert Menges
RelativesIsolde Menges (aunt)

Christopher J. Menges BSC, ASC (born 15 September 1940) is an English cinematographer and film director. Trained as a documentary cameraman, he became a director of photography known for his work with Ken Loach, Neil Jordan, Stephen Frears, Roland Joffé and Stephen Daldry. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, for The Killing Fields (1984) and The Mission (1986). His feature directorial debut, A World Apart, won the Grand Prix at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.

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