Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Roger Deakins has said his knighthood is for everyone he has ever worked with as he received the royal honour at Windsor Castle The Devon-born cameraman, 72, was knighted for services to film by the Prince of Wales at an investiture on Tuesday.
Speaking to PA afterwards, he said: “These things make me very nervous but I feel a bit more relaxed now. ”“It was very touching actually, very moving.
Especially seeing everybody else involved. ”Few boast a body of work like that of Sir Roger, the most decorated cinematographer in Bafta history, who counts The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, 1917, A Beautiful Mind, Skyfall and Blade Runner 2049 among his best-known features.
Widely considered one of the most influential cinematographers of all time, his collaborations with renowned directors such as the Coen brothers and Sir Sam Mendes have won him countless awards.
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