Michael Ballhaus

Biography

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.

Known for

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Side by Side

2012 ⭐ 7.3

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

2011 ⭐ 6.5

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

2010 ⭐ 6.2

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Cinematographer Style

2006 ⭐ 6.8

Career timeline

2017

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

Self · 2017

⭐ 5.2

2012

Side by Side Notable

Self · 2012

⭐ 7.3

2011

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

Self · 2011

⭐ 6.5

2010

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

Self · 2010

⭐ 6.2

2008

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

Self · 2008

⭐ 5.6

2006

Cinematographer Style

Self · 2006

⭐ 6.8

2004

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Self · 2004

⭐ 6.0

2002

Fassbinder in Hollywood

Self · 2002

⭐ 6.1

2000

Fassbinder's Women

Self · 2000

⭐ 5.3

1997

Boogie Nights Notable

Cameraman (uncredited) · 1997

⭐ 7.6

1993

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' Notable

Self · 1993

⭐ 7.0

1992

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies

Self · 1992

⭐ 6.3

Visions of Light Notable

Self · 1992

⭐ 7.1

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

Self · 1992

⭐ 6.5

1990

Martin Scorsese Directs Notable

Self · 1990

⭐ 9.0

1986

Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

Self - The Director of Photogr · 1986

1979

The Marriage of Maria Braun Notable

Counsel · 1979

⭐ 7.4

1976

Satan’s Brew

1976

⭐ 6.3

1974

Martha Notable

Restaurant Patron (uncredited) · 1974

⭐ 7.0

Frequently appears with

Keanu Reeves

Self / Host

Martin Scorsese

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James Cameron

Self

David Fincher

Self

David Lynch

Self

Andréa Ferréol

Self

Tom Stoppard

Self

Full filmography

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

2017 ⭐ 5.2

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Side by Side

2012 ⭐ 7.3

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

2011 ⭐ 6.5

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

2010 ⭐ 6.2

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Notes on an American Film Director at Work

2008 ⭐ 5.6

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Cinematographer Style

2006 ⭐ 6.8

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Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

2004 ⭐ 6.0

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Fassbinder in Hollywood

2002 ⭐ 6.1

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Fassbinder's Women

2000 ⭐ 5.3

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Boogie Nights

1997 ⭐ 7.6

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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

1993 ⭐ 7.0

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Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies

1992 ⭐ 6.3

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Visions of Light

1992 ⭐ 7.1

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I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

1992 ⭐ 6.5

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Martin Scorsese Directs

1990 ⭐ 9.0

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Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

1986

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The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979 ⭐ 7.4

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Satan’s Brew

1976 ⭐ 6.3

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Martha

1974 ⭐ 7.0