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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,
Release Date | Title | Job | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |