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Christopher Sykes

Christopher Sykes

1945-07-10

Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK

Age: 80

DIRECTING

Biography

He made a number of films with and about the American physicist Richard Feynman, including 'The Pleasure of Finding Things Out', 'Fun to Imagine' and 'The Quest for Tannu Tuva'. He filmed a memorable encounter with Bob Dylan for the BBC Omnibus documentary 'Getting to Dylan' and made a trilogy about the one-time Hollywood mogul and head of Cannon films Menahem Golan.

Best known for:

Horizon

Fun to Imagine

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

The Last Moguls

The Strange Life and Death of Dr Turing

Shooting Versace

To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion

Mischief

Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema

Before the Massacre

After the Massacre

Letters from an Indian Clerk

Getting to Dylan

Exiles

Exiles: Edward Said

The Quest for Tannu Tuva

Wittgenstein: A Wonderful Life

No Ordinary Genius

Dear Mr. Tzabar,

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Filmography:

Horizon (1964)
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Director
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out (1981)
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Director
Before the Massacre (1982)
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Director
Fun to Imagine (1983)
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Producer, Director
After the Massacre (1983)
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Director
Getting to Dylan (1987)
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Director, Producer
Exiles (1988)
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Producer
Exiles: Edward Said (1988)
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Director

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The Quest for Tannu Tuva (1988)
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Director
Wittgenstein: A Wonderful Life (1989)
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Director
The Strange Life and Death of Dr Turing (1992)
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Director
No Ordinary Genius (1993)
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Producer, Director
Shooting Versace (1998)
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Director
Dear Mr. Tzabar, (2004)
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Director

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