
Michael Ballhaus
Camera
Born: 1935-08-05 · Berlin, Germany
Died: 2017-04-11
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.
🎬 Movies (30)

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
Self

3096 Days
2013
Director of Photography

Side by Side
2012
Self

The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
2011
Self

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
2010
Self

In Berlin
2009
Director

Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin
2009
Director
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
2008
Self
Mister Karl
2008
Self
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
Self

Notes on an American Film Director at Work
2008
Self

Cinematographer Style
2006
Self

The Departed
2006
Director of Photography
Who is Helene Schwarz?
2005
Self

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2004
Self

Uptown Girls
2003
Director of Photography

Something's Gotta Give
2003
Director of Photography

Fassbinder in Hollywood
2002
Self
Starbuck Holger Meins
2002
Self

Gangs of New York
2002
Director of Photography

Fassbinder's Women
2000
Self

What Planet Are You From?
2000
Director of Photography

The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000
Director of Photography
Gone Underground
2000
Director of Photography

The Thirteenth Floor
1999
Executive Producer

Wild Wild West
1999
Director of Photography

Primary Colors
1998
Director of Photography

Boogie Nights
1997
Cameraman (uncredited)

Air Force One
1997
Director of Photography

Sleepers
1996
Director of Photography
📺 TV Shows (19)
Nachtlinie
2007
Self

Abendschau
2000
self
Alpha Forum
1998
Self
Nachtstudio
1997
Self
Willemsens Woche
1995
Self

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
Self

DAS!
1991
Self

American Masters
1986
Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
Self

The Magic Mountain
1984
Director of Photography
Wortwechsel
1982
Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
Self

NDR Talk Show
1979
Self

Kölner Treff
1976
Self

Die Alpensaga
1976
Director of Photography

World on a Wire
1973
Director of Photography
TV Intim
1969
Self
German Film Award
1951
Self

Bambi
1948
Self