Michael Ballhaus
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 | Camera |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.112 |
| Birthday | 1935-08-05 |
| Place of Birth | Berlin, Germany |
| Also Known As |
1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
7.3/245
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to nav...
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The Marriage of Maria Braun
2008
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
6.3/3
This is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journey of discovery through over a century of German f...
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Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
1997
Boogie Nights
7.643/3121
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his cra...
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Boogie Nights
1992
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
6.3/9
A documentary about the life and work of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
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I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
2012
Side by Side
7.3/289
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmak...
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Side by Side
1992
Visions of Light
6.9/46
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips fr...
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Visions of Light
1976
Satan’s Brew
6.5/27
A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his d...
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Satan’s Brew
2002
Fassbinder in Hollywood
5.9/8
Though he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was influenced greatly by Amercian studio f...
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Fassbinder in Hollywood
1986
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
0/0
Playwright Arthur Miller, director Volker Schlöndorff and actor Dustin Hoffman are seen creating the Roxbury Productions and Punch Productions telepla...
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Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1978
Little Godard
0/0
The production of a film requires recording equipment and financial resources if nothing else. Hellmuth Costard places these basic prerequisites at th...
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Little Godard
2005
Who is Helene Schwarz?
0/0
Only the chosen few know this woman who started working as a secretary for the German Film and Television Academy (DFFB) on 13 February, 1966. The pat...
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Who is Helene Schwarz?
2008
Mister Karl
0/0
A documentary about the life of Karlheinz Böhm from his film career to his charity activities in Ethiopia.
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Mister Karl
1974
Martha
7.1/59
After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous hus...
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Martha
1992
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.
6.3/10
Short documentary on the making of Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula" (1992).
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Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.
2004
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
0/0
A documentary that presents a brief yet detailed account on the making of Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas" (1990), the successful film that redefined th...
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Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
1987
Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
0/0
Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.
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Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
2010
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
5.6/5
A retrospective look at the making of "World on a Wire".
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
2002
Starbuck Holger Meins
4.3/3
Twenty-five years after the death of Holger Meins, filmmaker and former student friend of the deceased, Gerd Conradt takes an in-depth look at the hel...
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Starbuck Holger Meins
2008
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
0/0
Vera Tschechowa, actress and filmmaker and a close friend of Michael Ballhaus. One of Germany's stars of cinematography, embarks on the journey throug...
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Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2011
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
6.5/4
This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just the film in question, but Fassbinder's meteoric career...
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The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
1978
Spiel der Verlierer
0/0
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Spiel der Verlierer
1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
9/2
Providing behind the scenes footage of the director on set with clips from his own films, Martin Scorsese Directs depicts to riveting effect the way S...
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Martin Scorsese Directs
1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
5.5/2
A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocenc...
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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
2008
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
5.8/4
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas follows his friend, film director Martin Scorsese, and his cast and crew, through various locations during the shooting of his f...
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Notes on an American Film Director at Work
2006
Cinematographer Style
6.8/11
110 of the world's top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do.
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