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Michael Ballhaus
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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.
Notable films
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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
The Departed
Appears in a KinoChain journey
GoodFellas
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director of Photography
Sleepers
Director of Photography
Gangs of New York
Director of Photography
Air Force One
Director of Photography
Uptown Girls
Director of Photography
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Remakes That Missed but Matter
From Neil LaBute's Wicker Man to Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, a journey through remakes that stumbled yet reveal why we keep returning to the classics.
8 films
The Perfect Needledrop: Ten Moments That Own the Screen
From sudden silences to euphoric choruses, these are the film moments where a song doesn't just score the scene, it becomes the scene.
10 films
The Vincent Pastore Top Five
A tribute to Vincent Pastore, whose death today invites us to trace Pastore's arc from background wiseguy to recognisable character actor, without leaning on Th...
5 films
Second Chances
From Hitchcock to Mann, a journey through films where directors revisit their own earlier work, refining obsession into art.
8 films
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Cinematography
The Departed
2006
Uptown Girls
2003
Gangs of New York
2002
Wild Wild West
1999
Primary Colors
1998
Air Force One
1997
Sleepers
1996
Outbreak
1995
Quiz Show
1994
The Age of Innocence
1993
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
Guilty by Suspicion
1991
GoodFellas
1990
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989
Working Girl
1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
The House on Carroll Street
1988
The Color of Money
1986
After Hours
1985
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979