credits of

David Chung

David Chung

David Chung Chi-Man was born in Hong Kong on November 14th, 1947. When he was seventeen, he learned cinematography and acted as a camera assistant under the Shaw Brothers camera department, becoming a cinematographer for TV in 1968, joining TVB in 1973. He shot his first feature film, For Whom to be Murdered, in 1978, and won his first award for Ann Hui's The Secret in 1979, winning Best Cinematography at the 17th Golden Horse Awards. He became a staple cinematographer for the Hong Kong New Wave directors, working with the likes of Ann Hui, Patrick Tam, Yim Ho, Alex Cheung, Tsui Hark, Dennis Yu etc. on acclaimed films such as Close Encounters of the First Kind, Nomad, My Love is that Eternal Rose, Once Upon a Time in China and so on. In 1989 he became the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. In 1995 he emigrated to America,

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Title

Job

Rating

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March 25th, 2024

Easter Bloody Easter

Grip

4.9

December 14th, 1995

Full Throttle

Director of Photography

6.5

June 24th, 1995

Romantic Dream

Director of Photography

3.8

August 13th, 1994

The Lovers

Director of Photography

7.2

March 31st, 1994

Hail the Judge

Director of Photography

7.4

February 4th, 1994

Love on Delivery

Director of Photography

7

November 6th, 1993

Finale in Blood

Director of Photography

5.2

July 1st, 1993

Flirting Scholar

Director of Photography

7.5

December 17th, 1992

King of Beggars

Director of Photography

7

September 24th, 1992

Royal Tramp 2

Director of Photography

7.1

November 30th, 1991

The Banquet

Director of Photography

5.8

September 7th, 1991

Fruit Punch

Director of Photography

6.2

August 15th, 1991

Once Upon a Time in China

Director of Photography

7.1

July 20th, 1991

Zodiac Killers

Director of Photography

4.7

March 28th, 1991

Au Revoir, Mon Amour

Director of Photography

6.1

December 13th, 1990

God of Gamblers II

Director of Photography

6.9

July 21st, 1990

Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic

Director of Photography

6.2

April 27th, 1990

Song of the Exile

Director of Photography

7.7

April 5th, 1990

No Risk, No Gain

Director of Photography

7.6

December 21st, 1989

Eight Taels of Gold

Second Unit Director of Photography

7

December 14th, 1989

God of Gamblers

Director of Photography

7.2

October 5th, 1989

Web of Deception

Director of Photography

6.4

May 1st, 1989

Chasing Dreams

Second Assistant Camera

3.5

April 20th, 1989

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

Director of Photography

7.3

November 10th, 1988

Painted Faces

Director of Photography

7

July 16th, 1987

An Autumn's Tale

Director of Photography

7.4

December 19th, 1985

It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!

Director of Photography

7.8

September 3rd, 1985

Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom

Director of Photography

6.6

October 11th, 1984

Shanghai Blues

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.9

December 15th, 1983

Esprit D'amour

Director of Photography

5.4

November 25th, 1982

Nomad

Director of Photography

6.9

June 30th, 1982

Coolie Killer

Director of Photography

7.1

November 5th, 1981

The Imp

Director of Photography

6.2

August 13th, 1981

Sealed with a Kiss

Director of Photography

9

December 4th, 1980

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind

Director of Photography

7.2

June 11th, 1980

The Enigmatic Case

Director of Photography

7

October 31st, 1979

The Secret

Director of Photography

6.2

March 1st, 1978

ICAC: A Man

Director of Photography

TBD

March 1st, 1978

ICAC: Two Stories "Water"

Director of Photography

TBD

March 1st, 1978

ICAC: Homeward Bound

Director of Photography

TBD

March 1st, 1978

ICAC: Section Nine

Director of Photography

TBD

April 26th, 1976

CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)

Director of Photography

8

April 5th, 1976

CID:兩飛女

Director of Photography

7

September 1st, 1975

Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu

Director of Photography

TBD

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