David Chung
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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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movieFull Throttle
1995
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movieRomantic Dream
1995
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movieThe Lovers
1994
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movieHail the Judge
1994
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movieLove on Delivery
1994
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movieFinale in Blood
1993
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movieFlirting Scholar
1993
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movieKing of Beggars
1992
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movieRoyal Tramp 2
1992
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movieThe Banquet
1991
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movieFruit Punch
1991
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movieOnce Upon a Time in China
1991
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movieZodiac Killers
1991
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movieAu Revoir, Mon Amour
1991
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movieGod of Gamblers II
1990
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movieKung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
1990
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movieSong of the Exile
1990
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movieNo Risk, No Gain
1990
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movieEight Taels of Gold
1989
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieGod of Gamblers
1989
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movieWeb of Deception
1989
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movieChasing Dreams
1989
Second Assistant Camera
movieMy Heart Is That Eternal Rose
1989
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moviePainted Faces
1988
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movieAn Autumn's Tale
1987
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movieIt's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
1985
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movieMr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
1985
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movieShanghai Blues
1984
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieEsprit D'amour
1983
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movieNomad
1982
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movieCoolie Killer
1982
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movieThe Imp
1981
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movieSealed with a Kiss
1981
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movieDangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980
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movieThe Enigmatic Case
1980
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movieThe Secret
1979
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ICAC: A Man
1978
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ICAC: Homeward Bound
1978
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ICAC: Two Stories "Water"
1978
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ICAC: Section Nine
1978
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movieCID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
1976
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CID：兩飛女
1976
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Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu
1975
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movieWeb of Deception
1989
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movieI Love Maria
1988
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movieMagnificent Warriors
1987
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movieRoyal Warriors
1986
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movieThe Chase
1977
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