Michael Ballhaus

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Michael Ballhaus

Camera August 5, 1935

Berlin, Germany

Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (August 5, 1935 – April 12, 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nic…

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The Departed

The Departed

8.2 2006 Movie
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

8.5 1990 Movie
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

7.3 2002 Movie
Bram Stoker's Dracula

Bram Stoker's Dracula

7.4 1992 Movie
Sleepers

Sleepers

7.6 1996 Movie
Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

7.6 1997 Movie
Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West

5.3 1999 Movie
Air Force One

Air Force One

6.5 1997 Movie
Outbreak

Outbreak

6.6 1995 Movie
Something's Gotta Give

Something's Gotta Give

6.6 2003 Movie
After Hours

After Hours

7.5 1985 Movie
The Thirteenth Floor

The Thirteenth Floor

7.1 1999 Movie

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Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (August 5, 1935 – April 12, 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, James L. Brooks, and Wolfgang Petersen. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2017
    Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

    Movie Self

  2. 2013
    3096 Days

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2012
    Side by Side

    Movie Self

  4. 2011
    The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited

    Movie Self

  5. 2010
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today

    Movie Self

  6. 2009
    Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin

    Movie Director

  7. 2009
    In Berlin

    Movie Director

  8. 2008
    Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

    Movie Self

  9. 2008
    Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

    Movie Self

  10. 2008
    Mister Karl

    Movie Self

  11. 2008
    Notes on an American Film Director at Work

    Movie Self

  12. 2007
    Nachtlinie

    TV show Self

  13. 2006
    The Departed

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2006
    Cinematographer Style

    Movie Self

  15. 2005
    Who is Helene Schwarz?

    Movie Self

  16. 2004
    Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2003
    Something's Gotta Give

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2003
    Uptown Girls

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2002
    Gangs of New York

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2002
    Fassbinder in Hollywood

    Movie Self

  5. 2002
    Starbuck Holger Meins

    Movie Self

  6. 2000
    Fassbinder's Women

    Movie Self

  7. 2000
    The Legend of Bagger Vance

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2000
    Gone Underground

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2000
    Abendschau

    TV show self

  10. 2000
    What Planet Are You From?

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1999
    Wild Wild West

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1999
    The Thirteenth Floor

    Movie Executive Producer

  13. 1998
    Primary Colors

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1998
    Alpha Forum

    TV show Self

  15. 1997
    Boogie Nights

    Movie Cameraman (uncredited)

  16. 1997
    Nachtstudio

    TV show Self

  17. 1997
    Air Force One

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1996
    Sleepers

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1995
    Outbreak

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1995
    Willemsens Woche

    TV show Self

  21. 1994
    alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

    TV show Self

  22. 1994
    Quiz Show

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1994
    I'll Do Anything

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1993
    The Age of Innocence

    Movie Director of Photography