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Christopher Doyle

1952 - Today

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Christopher Doyle (born 2 May 1952), also known as Dou Ho-fung (traditional Chinese: 杜可風; simplified Chinese: 杜可风; pinyin: Dù Kěfēng), is an Australian cinematographer, best known for his work in Hong Kong cinema. He has worked on over fifty Chinese-language films, being best known for his collaborations with Wong Kar-wai in Fallen Angels, Chungking Express, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love and 2046. Doyle is also known for other films such as Temptress Moon, Hero, Dumplings, and Psycho. He has won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, as well as the AFI Award for cinematography, the Golden Horse award (four times), and the Hong Kong Film Award (six times). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Doyle is the 680th most popular film director (down from 599th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 96th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Australian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Christopher Doyle ranks 680 out of 2,041. Before him are Georges Franju, Hamo Beknazarian, João César Monteiro, Andrew Marton, Andrzej Munk, and Cary Joji Fukunaga. After him are Karl Freund, Fedor Ozep, Vilgot Sjöman, David Silverman, E. A. Dupont, and Percy Adlon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Christopher Doyle ranks 250. Before him are Guzal Sitdikova, Renaud, Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Karl Bartos, Julio Velasco, and Wim Rijsbergen. After him are Mehmet Ali Talat, Marinho Chagas, Steve James, Sandra Kalniete, Luka Peruzović, and Bernard Lacombe.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Christopher Doyle ranks 132 out of 1,143. Before him are Jacki Weaver (1947), Mervyn Rose (1930), Samuel Alexander (1859), James Aldridge (1918), Al Lawrence (1930), and Richard Norton (1950). After him are Chris O'Neil (1956), John Flanagan (1944), Daevid Allen (1938), Lew Hoad (1934), Betty Cuthbert (1938), and John Curtin (1885).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, Christopher Doyle ranks 6. Before him are George Miller (1945), Peter Weir (1944), Roger Donaldson (1945), Baz Luhrmann (1962), and John Farrow (1904). After him are Russell Mulcahy (1953), Bruce Beresford (1940), Phillip Noyce (1950), John Seale (1942), Fred Schepisi (1939), and John Pilger (1939).

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