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Chris Menges
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Chris Menges

British film director
September 15, 1940 (84 years old)
U.S. 2011. Psychological drama by Stephen Daldry with Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock. A boy with Asperger
Runtime: 129 min.
G.-B. 2010. Thriller by Ken Loach with Mark Womack, Andrea Lowe, John Bishop. A Liverpudlian ex-security agent for a private company in Iraq investigates the death of a friend, killed on the road between the Green Zone and the Baghdad airport.
Runtime: 104 min.
G.-B. 2010. Crime drama by William Monahan with Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, David Thewlis. Hired as a gardener and bodyguard for a reclusive actress, an ex-convict stands up to a violent London mobster who wants to recruit him.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 2008. Drama by Stephen Daldry with Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross. In 1966, a law student recognizes his former lover among a group of women accused of war crimes during the Nazi regime.
Runtime: 123 min.
U.S. 2005. Social drama by Niki Caro with Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean. In 1989, in Minnesota, a single mother from a modest background sues the mining company where she works for sexual harassment.
Runtime: 126 min.
G.-B. 2002. Drama by Stephen Frears with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergi Lopez. In London, two illegal immigrants working in a hotel discover that their boss is running a black market of human organs.
Runtime: 97 min.
G.-B. 1999. Crime drama by Chris Menges with Daniel Auteuil, Katrin Cartlidge, Nastassja Kinski. A private investigator tries to identify the head of a prostitution ring that exploits children.
Runtime: 98 min.
G.-B. 1994. Psychological drama by Chris Menges with William Hurt, Chris Clearly Miles, Keith Allen.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1992. Drama by Chris Menges with Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard, David Arnott. Abandoned by his father, a 12-year-old boy discovers that his mother earns her living as a stripper.
Runtime: 100 min.
G.-B. 1988. Social drama by Chris Menges with Barbara Hershey, Jodhi May, Linda Mvusi. A thirteen-year-old girl is troubled by the activities of her parents who are involved in anti-apartheid struggles in South Africa.
Runtime: 112 min.
G.-B. 1986. History by Roland Joffé with Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally. In the 18th century in South America, Jesuits who founded missions to protect the natives from slavers are ordered to abandon their work.
Runtime: 125 min.
U.S. 1985. Social drama by Roger Donaldson with Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Fred Dalton Thompson. A woman, having risen to a high position in the Ministry of Justice, discovers corruption in her department and refuses to accept it.
Runtime: 111 min.
G.-B. 1983. Psychological drama by Stephen Frears with Ian McKellen, Sarah Miles, John Gordon Sinclair. The attachment of a mentally disabled man to a depressed young mother has tragic consequences.
Runtime: 63 min.
G.-B. 1983. Mores comedy by Bill Forsyth with Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Burt Lancaster. A representative from a Texas oil company negotiates the purchase of a territory on the coast of Scotland.
Runtime: 110 min.
G.-B. 1982. Psychological drama by Stephen Frears with Ian McKellen, Barbara Jefford, Arthur Whybrow. A story retelling the painful life of a mentally challenged man and his difficult relationship with his mother.
Runtime: 70 min.
G.-B. 1979. Drama by Ken Loach with Jean Franval, Stephen Hirst, Louise Cooper.
Runtime: 109 min.
G.-B. 1971. Police comedy by Stephen Frears with Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay. An self-taught detective becomes embroiled in a murky arms trafficking case.
Runtime: 85 min.
G.-B. 1971. Adventures by James Hill with Mark Lester, Ursula Glas, Peter Lee Lawrence. A horse passes through the hands of various owners before returning to the young boy who had to part with it.
Runtime: 105 min.

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