Cinematographer
Michael Ballhaus
- Born August 5, 1935 in Berlin, Germany
- Died April 11, 2017
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
The Departed2006
GoodFellas1990
Gangs of New York2002
Bram Stoker's Dracula1992
Sleepers1996
Boogie Nights1997
Wild Wild West1999
Air Force One1997
Filmography
- 2017Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of LifeFilmSelf
- 20133096 DaysFilmDirector of Photography
- 2012Side by SideFilmSelf
- 2011The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' RevisitedFilmSelf
- 2010Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to TodayFilmSelf, Thanks
- 2009Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in BerlinFilmDirector
- 2009In BerlinFilmDirector, Writer, Editor
- 2008Notes on an American Film Director at WorkFilmSelf
- 2008Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche FilmgeschichteFilmSelf
- 2008Mister KarlFilmSelf
- 2008Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein LebenFilmSelf
- 2007NachtlinieSeriesSelf
- 2006The DepartedFilmDirector of Photography
- 2006Cinematographer StyleFilmSelf
- 2005Who is Helene Schwarz?FilmSelf
- 2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'FilmSelf
- 2003Something's Gotta GiveFilmDirector of Photography
- 2003Uptown GirlsFilmDirector of Photography
- 2002Gangs of New YorkFilmDirector of Photography
- 2002Fassbinder in HollywoodFilmSelf
- 2002Starbuck Holger MeinsFilmSelf
- 2000The Legend of Bagger VanceFilmDirector of Photography
- 2000What Planet Are You From?FilmDirector of Photography
- 2000Fassbinder's WomenFilmSelf
- 2000AbendschauSeriesself
- 2000Gone UndergroundFilmDirector of Photography
- 1999Wild Wild WestFilmDirector of Photography
- 1999The Thirteenth FloorFilmExecutive Producer
- 1998Primary ColorsFilmDirector of Photography
- 1998Alpha ForumSeriesSelf
- 1997Boogie NightsFilmCameraman (uncredited)
- 1997Air Force OneFilmDirector of Photography
- 1997NachtstudioSeriesSelf
- 1996SleepersFilmDirector of Photography
- 1995OutbreakFilmDirector of Photography
- 1995Willemsens WocheSeriesSelf
- 1994Quiz ShowFilmDirector of Photography
- 1994I'll Do AnythingFilmDirector of Photography
- 1994alfredissimo! Kochen mit BioSeriesSelf
- 1993The Age of InnocenceFilmDirector of Photography
- 1993Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'FilmSelf
- 1992Bram Stoker's DraculaFilmDirector of Photography
- 1992The Mambo KingsFilmDirector of Photography
- 1992Visions of LightFilmSelf
- 1992Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The MoviesFilmSelf
- 1992I Don’t Just Want You to Love MeFilmSelf
- 1991What About Bob?FilmDirector of Photography
- 1991Guilty by SuspicionFilmDirector of Photography
- 1991DAS!SeriesSelf
- 1990GoodFellasFilmDirector of Photography
- 1990Postcards from the EdgeFilmDirector of Photography
- 1990Madonna: The Immaculate CollectionFilmDirector of Photography
- 1990Martin Scorsese DirectsFilmSelf
- 1989The Fabulous Baker BoysFilmDirector of Photography
- 1988The Last Temptation of ChristFilmDirector of Photography
- 1988Working GirlFilmDirector of Photography
- 1988Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsFilmDirector of Photography
- 1988The House on Carroll StreetFilmDirector of Photography
- 1988Baja OklahomaFilmDirector of Photography
- 1987Broadcast NewsFilmDirector of Photography
- 1987The Glass MenagerieFilmDirector of Photography
- 1987Filmarbeit mit Douglas SirkFilmSelf
- 1986The Color of MoneyFilmDirector of Photography
- 1986Under the Cherry MoonFilmDirector of Photography
- 1986American MastersSeriesSelf
- 1986Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’FilmSelf - The Director of Photography
- 1985After HoursFilmDirector of Photography
- 1985Death of a SalesmanFilmDirector of Photography
- 1984RecklessFilmDirector of Photography
- 1984Old EnoughFilmDirector of Photography
- 1984HeartbreakersFilmDirector of Photography
- 1984Goldene KameraSeriesSelf
- 1984The AutographFilmDirector of Photography
- 1984The Magic MountainSeriesDirector of Photography
- 1983Baby It's YouFilmDirector of Photography
- 1983Sheer MadnessFilmDirector of Photography
- 1983Edith's DiaryFilmDirector of Photography
- 1982The Magic MountainFilmDirector of Photography
- 1982Dear Mr. WonderfulFilmDirector of Photography
- 1982Der AuslöserFilmDirector of Photography