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David Chung
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
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 d…
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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,
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Easter Bloody Easter
Movie Grip
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1995
Full Throttle
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1995
Romantic Dream
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1994
The Lovers
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1994
Hail the Judge
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1994
Love on Delivery
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1993
Finale in Blood
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1993
Flirting Scholar
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1992
King of Beggars
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1992
Royal Tramp 2
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1991
The Banquet
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1991
Fruit Punch
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1991
Once Upon a Time in China
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1991
Zodiac Killers
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1991
Au Revoir, Mon Amour
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1990
God of Gamblers II
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1990
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
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1990
Song of the Exile
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1990
No Risk, No Gain
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1989
Eight Taels of Gold
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1989
God of Gamblers
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1989
Web of Deception
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1989
Chasing Dreams
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1989
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
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1988
Painted Faces
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1988
I Love Maria
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1987
An Autumn's Tale
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1987
Magnificent Warriors
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1986
Royal Warriors
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1985
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
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1985
Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
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1984
Shanghai Blues
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1983
Esprit D'amour
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1982
Nomad
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1982
Coolie Killer
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1981
The Imp
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1981
Sealed with a Kiss
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1980
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
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1980
The Enigmatic Case
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1979
The Secret
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