Michael Ballhaus

Born: 1935-08-05

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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as Cameraman (uncredited)
Released: 1997-10-10

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming,...

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Side by Side

as Self
Released: 2012-08-19

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film....

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The Marriage of Maria Braun

as Counsel
Released: 1979-03-23

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in...

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Martha

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Released: 1974-05-28

After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a...

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

as Self - The Director of Photography
Released: 1986-06-23

Playwright Arthur Miller, director Volker Schlöndorff and actor Dustin Hoffman are seen creating...

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Visions of Light

as Self
Released: 1992-09-17

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of...

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

as Self
Released: 1992-01-01

Short documentary on the making of Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula" (1992).

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Notes on an American Film Director at Work

as Self
Released: 2008-01-01

Filmmaker Jonas Mekas follows his friend, film director Martin Scorsese, and his cast and crew,...

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

as Self
Released: 1993-09-01

A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith...

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Martin Scorsese Directs

as Self
Released: 1990-06-16

Providing behind the scenes footage of the director on set with clips from his own films, Martin...

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Satan’s Brew

as uncredited
Released: 1976-10-07

A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of...

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Cinematographer Style

as Self
Released: 2006-06-25

110 of the world's top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do.

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Fassbinder in Hollywood

as Self
Released: 2002-07-02

Though he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the...

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Who is Helene Schwarz?

as Self
Released: 2005-02-13

Only the chosen few know this woman who started working as a secretary for the German Film and...

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

as Self
Released: 2011-01-01

This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just...

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

as Self
Released: 2010-02-18

A retrospective look at the making of "World on a Wire".

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I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

as Self
Released: 1992-06-11

A documentary about the life and work of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

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Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

as Self
Released: 2004-08-17

A documentary that presents a brief yet detailed account on the making of Martin Scorsese's...

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DAS!

as Self
First aired: 1991-01-02

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NDR Talk Show

as Self
First aired: 1979-02-09

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Kölner Treff

as Self
First aired: 1976-01-25

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Bambi Awards

as Self
First aired: 1948-01-01

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented...

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alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

as Self
First aired: 1994-12-27

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American Masters

as Self
First aired: 1986-06-23

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers,...

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