Christopher Sykes
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 10, 1945, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK
- Movies
- 18
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 Movies
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
1981
The Strange Life and Death of Dr Turing
1992
Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema
2015
Shooting Versace
1998
To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion
2003
Exiles: Edward Said
1988
Getting to Dylan
1987
The Quest for Tannu Tuva
1988
No Ordinary Genius
1993
After the Massacre
1983
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2015 | Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 2004 | Dear Mr. Tzabar, | Director |
| 2003 | To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 1998 | Shooting Versace | Director |
| 1993 | No Ordinary Genius | Director, Producer |
| 1992 | The Strange Life and Death of Dr Turing | Director |
| 1989 | Wittgenstein: A Wonderful Life | Director |
| 1988 | The Quest for Tannu Tuva | Director |
| 1988 | Exiles: Edward Said | Director |
| 1987 | Letters from an Indian Clerk | Director, Writer |
| 1987 | Getting to Dylan | Director, Producer |
| 1986 | The Last Moguls | Director |
| 1983 | After the Massacre | Director |
| 1982 | Before the Massacre | Director |
| 1981 | The Pleasure of Finding Things Out | Director |
| 1980 | The Slatemakers | Director |
| 1980 | Mentioned in Dispatches | Director, Producer |
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