Michael Ballhaus
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Michael Ballhaus

Aug 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 Nichols, James L. Brooks, and Wolfgang Petersen. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie1979The Marriage of Maria BraunCounsel
Movie2008Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche FilmgeschichteSelf
Movie1997Boogie NightsCameraman (uncredited)
Movie1992I Don’t Just Want You to Love MeSelf
Movie2012Side by SideSelf
Movie1992Visions of LightSelf
Movie1976Satan’s Brew
Movie2002Fassbinder in HollywoodSelf
Movie1986Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’Self - The Director of Photography
Movie1978Little Godard
Movie2005Who is Helene Schwarz?Self
Movie2008Mister KarlSelf
Movie1974MarthaRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Movie1992Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.Self
Movie2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'Self
Movie1987Filmarbeit mit Douglas SirkSelf
Movie2010Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to TodaySelf
Movie2002Starbuck Holger MeinsSelf
Movie2008Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein LebenSelf
Movie2011The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' RevisitedSelf
Movie1978Spiel der VerliererDr. Müller
Movie1990Martin Scorsese DirectsSelf
Movie1993Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'Self
Movie2008Notes on an American Film Director at WorkSelf
Movie2006Cinematographer StyleSelf
Movie2017Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of LifeSelf
TV Show2007NachtlinieSelf1
TV Show1969TV IntimSelf1
TV Show1986American MastersSelf1
TV Show1951Deutscher FilmpreisSelf2
TV Show1984Goldene Kamera VerleihungSelf1
TV Show1948Bambi-VerleihungSelf1
TV Show1979Bayerischer FilmpreisSelf1
TV Show1994alfredissimo! Kochen mit BioSelf1
TV Show1976Kölner TreffSelf1
TV Show1998Alpha ForumSelf1
TV Show1991DAS!Self1
TV Show1979NDR Talk ShowSelf1
TV Show1982WortwechselSelf1
TV Show1997NachtstudioSelf1
TV Show1995Willemsens WocheSelf2
TV Show2000Abendschauself1

Crew

Media
Movie1999The Thirteenth FloorExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2006The DepartedDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1979The Marriage of Maria BraunDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1991What About Bob?Director of PhotographyCamera
Movie1972The Bitter Tears of Petra von KantDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1974MarthaDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1990GoodFellasDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1996SleepersDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1982The Magic MountainDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2000What Planet Are You From?Director of PhotographyCamera
Movie1993The Age of InnocenceDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1988Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1985After HoursDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1989The Fabulous Baker BoysDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2002Gangs of New YorkDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1988Working GirlDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2000The Legend of Bagger VanceDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1988The Last Temptation of ChristDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1992Bram Stoker's DraculaDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1994Quiz ShowDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1986The Color of MoneyDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1999Wild Wild WestDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1998Primary ColorsDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1997Air Force OneDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1978Germany in AutumnDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1985Death of a SalesmanDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1987Broadcast NewsDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1978DespairDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1975Cold BloodDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2009In BerlinDirectorDirecting
Movie1979Bourbon Street BluesDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1982Dear Mr. WonderfulDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1971Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8DirectorDirecting
Movie1970We TwoDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1984RecklessDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1983Baby It's YouDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1969Your CaressesDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1992The Mambo KingsDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1971WhityDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1977Chinese RouletteDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie20133096 DaysDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1966AbschiedDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1975Fox and His FriendsDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1983Sheer MadnessDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1986Under the Cherry MoonDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1971Beware of a Holy WhoreDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1984Old EnoughDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1981Lili MarleenAdditional PhotographyCamera
Movie1976I Only Want You to Love MeDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2010Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to TodayThanksCrew
Movie1990Postcards from the EdgeDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1995OutbreakDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1994I'll Do AnythingDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1976Satan’s BrewDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1971Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8Director of PhotographyCamera
Movie1971Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8ProducerProduction
Movie1955Lola MontèsStill PhotographerCamera
Movie2009Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in BerlinDirectorDirecting
Movie1974Made in Germany and USADirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1961Die KassetteDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1988The House on Carroll StreetDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1968Gold für MontevasallDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1969Several Times DailyDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1969Der KidnapperDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1972Tödlicher PokerDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1972Der HeldDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1973The Sinful BedDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1972Adele SpitzederDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1974From the Family of ReptilesDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1976Summer GuestsDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1975Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1973Chetan, Indian BoyDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1974The IslandDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1976Dorothea MerzDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1977Portrait of Valeska GertDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1977Adolf and MarleneDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1977Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kamDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1977Auf dem ChimborazoDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1978Venedig - Die Insel der Glückseligen am Rande des UntergangsDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1979Die erste PolkaDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1980Big and LittleDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1977The Stationmaster’s WifeDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1980The UprisingDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1978Der GehilfeDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1977Women in New YorkDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1981LoopingDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1979Trilogie des WiedersehensDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1981MalouDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1982Der AuslöserDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1981Today We're Playing BossDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1983Edith's DiaryDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1984The AutographDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1988Baja OklahomaDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1991Guilty by SuspicionDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2000Gone UndergroundDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2003Uptown GirlsDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1987The Glass MenagerieDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1984HeartbreakersDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2003Something's Gotta GiveDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2009In BerlinWriterWriting
Movie1961Dreamland of DesireDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2009In BerlinEditorEditing
Movie1990Madonna: The Immaculate CollectionDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1964Das Martyrium des Peter OHeyDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie1971SandDirector of PhotographyCamera
TV Show1973World on a WireDirector of PhotographyCamera
TV Show1976Die AlpensagaDirector of PhotographyCamera
TV Show1984The Magic MountainDirector of PhotographyCamera