Michael Ballhaus

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-08-05 (82 years old)

Deathday

2017-04-11

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

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.

Production

1999

The Thirteenth Floor

as Executive Producer

2006

The Departed

as Director of Photography

1979

The Marriage of Maria Braun

as Director of Photography

1991

What About Bob?

as Director of Photography

1972

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

as Director of Photography

1974

Martha

as Director of Photography

1990

GoodFellas

as Director of Photography

1996

Sleepers

as Director of Photography

1982

The Magic Mountain

as Director of Photography

2000

What Planet Are You From?

as Director of Photography

1993

The Age of Innocence

as Director of Photography

1988

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

as Director of Photography

1985

After Hours

as Director of Photography

1989

The Fabulous Baker Boys

as Director of Photography

2002

Gangs of New York

as Director of Photography

1988

Working Girl

as Director of Photography

2000

The Legend of Bagger Vance

as Director of Photography

1988

The Last Temptation of Christ

as Director of Photography

1992

Bram Stoker's Dracula

as Director of Photography

1994

Quiz Show

as Director of Photography

1986

The Color of Money

as Director of Photography

1999

Wild Wild West

as Director of Photography

1998

Primary Colors

as Director of Photography

1997

Air Force One

as Director of Photography

1978

Germany in Autumn

as Director of Photography

1985

Death of a Salesman

as Director of Photography

1987

Broadcast News

as Director of Photography

1978

Despair

as Director of Photography

1975

Cold Blood

as Director of Photography

2009

In Berlin

as Director

1979

Bourbon Street Blues

as Director of Photography

1982

Dear Mr. Wonderful

as Director of Photography

1970

We Two

as Director of Photography

1984

Reckless

as Director of Photography

1983

Baby It's You

as Director of Photography

1969

Your Caresses

as Director of Photography

1992

The Mambo Kings

as Director of Photography

1971

Whity

as Director of Photography

1977

Chinese Roulette

as Director of Photography

2013

3096 Days

as Director of Photography

1966

Abschied

as Director of Photography

1975

Fox and His Friends

as Director of Photography

1983

Sheer Madness

as Director of Photography

1986

Under the Cherry Moon

as Director of Photography

1971

Beware of a Holy Whore

as Director of Photography

1984

Old Enough

as Director of Photography

1981

Lili Marleen

as Additional Photography

1976

I Only Want You to Love Me

as Director of Photography

1990

Postcards from the Edge

as Director of Photography

1995

Outbreak

as Director of Photography

1994

I'll Do Anything

as Director of Photography

1976

Satan’s Brew

as Director of Photography

1971

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

as Director of Photography

1955

Lola Montès

as Still Photographer

1974

Made in Germany and USA

as Director of Photography

1961

Die Kassette

as Director of Photography

1988

The House on Carroll Street

as Director of Photography

1968

Gold für Montevasall

as Director of Photography

1969

Several Times Daily

as Director of Photography

1969

Der Kidnapper

as Director of Photography

1972

Tödlicher Poker

as Director of Photography

1972

Der Held

as Director of Photography

1973

The Sinful Bed

as Director of Photography

1972

Adele Spitzeder

as Director of Photography

1974

From the Family of Reptiles

as Director of Photography

1976

Summer Guests

as Director of Photography

1975

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

as Director of Photography

1973

Chetan, Indian Boy

as Director of Photography

1974

The Island

as Director of Photography

1976

Dorothea Merz

as Director of Photography

1977

Portrait of Valeska Gert

as Director of Photography

1977

Adolf and Marlene

as Director of Photography

1977

Auf dem Chimborazo

as Director of Photography

1979

Die erste Polka

as Director of Photography

1980

Big and Little

as Director of Photography

1977

The Stationmaster’s Wife

as Director of Photography

1980

The Uprising

as Director of Photography

1978

Der Gehilfe

as Director of Photography

1977

Women in New York

as Director of Photography

1981

Looping

as Director of Photography

1979

Trilogie des Wiedersehens

as Director of Photography

1981

Malou

as Director of Photography

1982

Der Auslöser

as Director of Photography

1981

Today We're Playing Boss

as Director of Photography

1983

Edith's Diary

as Director of Photography

1984

The Autograph

as Director of Photography

1988

Baja Oklahoma

as Director of Photography

1991

Guilty by Suspicion

as Director of Photography

2000

Gone Underground

as Director of Photography

2003

Uptown Girls

as Director of Photography

1987

The Glass Menagerie

as Director of Photography

1984

Heartbreakers

as Director of Photography

2003

Something's Gotta Give

as Director of Photography

2009

In Berlin

as Writer

1961

Dreamland of Desire

as Director of Photography

2009

In Berlin

as Editor

1990

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

as Director of Photography

1964

Das Martyrium des Peter OHey

as Director of Photography

1971

Sand

as Director of Photography

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