Known for Camera
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,
Born
November 14, 1947 (age 78)
Birthplace
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Filmography
50 films


Web of Deception
1989 · 1h 34m
country: Hong Kong
Jane is unknowingly being blackmailed by her co-worker May. When May's roommate Queenie needs a large amount of money to bail her twin sister out, May suggests stealing the blackmail money Jane is keeping locked away in her mansion for now.


I Love Maria
1988 · 1h 40m
country: Hong Kong
A gang of criminals terrorizes Hong Kong with two killer robots, one of which is modelled on the gang's female thug, Maria. When the robot gets damaged during a mission, an inventor working for the police captures and reprograms her to develop an independent personality.


Magnificent Warriors
1987 · 1h 32m
country: Hong Kong
A daredevil airplane pilot and spy, who fights against the occupying Japanese forces in China, must rescue the ruler of the city of Kaal from the hands of a ruthless Japanese general and his advancing army.


Royal Warriors
1986 · 1h 36m
country: Hong Kong
When a tough policewoman learns about a group of violent terrorists, she, along with her partner and a Japanese detective, does everything it takes to take them down.


It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
1985 · 1h 35m
country: Hong Kong
An illegal dealing of a soda-canned bomb between a crooked Hong Kong cop and two Japanese traffickers goes bad after an associate decides to go against their plans...


The Chase
1977
country: Hong Kong
1977 film