Michael Ballhaus

Michael Ballhaus

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Born 1935-08-05

Berlin, Germany

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.

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Boogie Nights
7.6

Boogie Nights

Cameraman (uncredited)

Side by Side
7.2

Side by Side

Self

The Marriage of Maria Braun
7.4

The Marriage of Maria Braun

Counsel

Martha
6.9

Martha

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Visions of Light
7.0

Visions of Light

Self

Satan’s Brew
6.3

Satan’s Brew

American Masters
7.5

American Masters

Self

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.
6.2

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

Self

Cinematographer Style
6.8

Cinematographer Style

Self

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
6.4

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

Self

Fassbinder in Hollywood
5.9

Fassbinder in Hollywood

Self

Fassbinder's Women
5.0

Fassbinder's Women

Self

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
6.2

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

Self

Notes on an American Film Director at Work
5.6

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

Self

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
5.2

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

Self

DAS!
4.2

DAS!

Self

The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
6.5

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

Self

NDR Talk Show
6.5

NDR Talk Show

Self

6.3

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

Self

4.3

Starbuck Holger Meins

Self

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