Directed credits
80
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Michael Ballhaus
Camera
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 77Directed series: 3All crew credits: 84
TMDB ID: 3769
IMDb ID: nm0000841
Known for: Camera
Born: August 5, 1935
Died: April 11, 2017
Age: 81
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2017
Years active: 70
Average TMDB rating: 6.79
Wikidata: Q62547
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (78)Director (2)Additional Photography (1)Executive Producer (1)Still Photographer (1)Thanks (1)
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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Michael Ballhaus.
7.4
3096 Days
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
5.0
Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin
Director
2009 Movie
In Berlin
Director
2009 Movie
8.2
The Departed
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
6.6
Something's Gotta Give
Director of Photography
2003 Movie
6.9
Uptown Girls
Director of Photography
2003 Movie
7.3
Gangs of New York
Director of Photography
2002 Movie
6.6
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Director of Photography
2000 Movie
5.4
What Planet Are You From?
Director of Photography
2000 Movie
5.3
Wild Wild West
Director of Photography
1999 Movie
6.3
Primary Colors
Director of Photography
1998 Movie
6.5
Air Force One
Director of Photography
1997 Movie
7.6
Sleepers
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
6.6
Outbreak
Director of Photography
1995 Movie
7.3
Quiz Show
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
5.5
I'll Do Anything
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
7.0
The Age of Innocence
Director of Photography
1993 Movie
7.4
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director of Photography
1992 Movie
6.3
The Mambo Kings
Director of Photography
1992 Movie
6.9
What About Bob?
Director of Photography
1991 Movie
6.5
Guilty by Suspicion
Director of Photography
1991 Movie
8.6
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Director of Photography
1990 Movie
6.6
Postcards from the Edge
Director of Photography
1990 Movie
8.5
GoodFellas
Director of Photography
1990 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Michael Ballhaus.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Michael Ballhaus.
8.5
GoodFellas
Director of Photography
1990 Movie
8.2
The Departed
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
7.6
Boogie Nights
as Cameraman (uncredited)
1997 Movie
7.6
Sleepers
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
7.5
After Hours
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
7.4
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director of Photography
1992 Movie
7.4
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Director of Photography
1972 Movie
7.4
3096 Days
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
7.4
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Director of Photography
1979 Movie
7.3
Gangs of New York
Director of Photography
2002 Movie
7.3
Quiz Show
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
7.2
Side by Side
as Self
2012 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Ballhaus.
8.5
GoodFellas
Director of Photography
1990 Movie
8.2
The Departed
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
7.4
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director of Photography
1992 Movie
7.6
Boogie Nights
as Cameraman (uncredited)
1997 Movie
7.3
Gangs of New York
Director of Photography
2002 Movie
7.6
Sleepers
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
7.0
The Thirteenth Floor
Executive Producer
1999 Movie
5.3
Wild Wild West
Director of Photography
1999 Movie
6.8
Lola Montès
Still Photographer
1955 Movie
6.3
Summer Guests
Director of Photography
1976 Movie
6.5
Air Force One
Director of Photography
1997 Movie
7.3
Quiz Show
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Michael Ballhaus.
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series
6.5
NDR Talk Show
as Self • 1 eps
1979 Series
4.2
DAS!
as Self • 1 eps
1991 Series
7.5
American Masters
as Self • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.0
Abendschau
as self • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.0
Kölner Treff
as Self • 1 eps
1976 Series
5.0
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.2
World on a Wire
Director of Photography • 2 eps
1973 Series
Nachtlinie
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Ballhaus.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Ballhaus.
5.2
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self
2017 Movie
7.2
Side by Side
as Self
2012 Movie
6.5
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
as Self
2011 Movie
6.2
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
as Self
2010 Movie
6.3
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
as Self
2008 Movie
5.6
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
as Self
2008 Movie
6.8
Cinematographer Style
as Self
2006 Movie
5.0
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
as Self
2004 Movie
5.9
Fassbinder in Hollywood
as Self
2002 Movie
5.0
Fassbinder's Women
as Self
2000 Movie
7.6
Boogie Nights
as Cameraman (uncredited)
1997 Movie
5.5
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as Self
1993 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Michael Ballhaus.
Nachtlinie
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.0
Abendschau
as self • 1 eps
2000 Series
5.0
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
4.2
DAS!
as Self • 1 eps
1991 Series
7.5
American Masters
as Self • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.5
NDR Talk Show
as Self • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.0
Kölner Treff
as Self • 1 eps
1976 Series
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series