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Christopher Challis (1919-2012)

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Alias:
Chris Challis
Christopher G. Challis
Christopher George Joseph Challis

Birthplace:
London, England, UK

Born:
March 18, 1919

Died:
May 31, 2012

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Cinematography:
1953  Saadia
1955  Raising a Riot
1955  The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1966  Kaleidoscope
1975  The Old Curiosity Shop
1976  The Incredible Sarah
1982  The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

Director of Photography:
1947  The End of the River
1949  The Small Back Room
1950  Gone to Earth
1950  The Elusive Pimpernel
1951  The Tales of Hoffmann
1952  24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952  Angels One Five
1953  Genevieve
1953  Saadia
1953  The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953  Twice Upon a Time
1954  Flame and the Flesh
1954  Malaga
1955  Footsteps in the Fog
1955  Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955  Quentin Durward
1955  Raising a Riot
1955  The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1956  The Battle of the River Plate
1956  The Spanish Gardener
1957  Ill Met by Moonlight
1957  Miracle in Soho
1957  Windom's Way
1958  Floods of Fear
1959  Blind Date
1959  The Captain's Table
1960  Never Let Go
1960  Sink the Bismarck!
1960  Surprise Package
1960  The Grass Is Greener
1961  Five Golden Hours
1961  Flame in the Streets
1962  H.M.S. Defiant
1963  The Victors
1964  A Shot in the Dark
1964  The Long Ships
1965  Return from the Ashes
1965  Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1966  Arabesque
1966  Kaleidoscope
1967  Two for the Road
1968  A Dandy in Aspic
1968  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1969  Staircase
1970  The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1971  Catch Me a Spy
1971  Mary, Queen of Scots
1971  Villain
1972  Follow Me!
1972  The Boy Who Turned Yellow
1974  The Little Prince
1975  The Old Curiosity Shop
1976  The Incredible Sarah
1977  The Deep
1978  Force 10 from Navarone
1979  The Riddle of the Sands
1980  S.O.S. Titanic
1980  The Mirror Crack'd
1981  The Nightingale
1982  Evil Under the Sun
1982  The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1983  Secrets
1984  Top Secret!
1985  Steaming

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