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Michael Ballhaus

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Michael Ballhaus

Aug 5, 1935 – Apr 11, 2017142 titles 123 movies · 19 TV
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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.

Born

Aug 5, 1935 – Apr 11, 2017

Berlin, Germany

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

43

Acting credits

99

Directing

1

Writing

6

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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2008 4 title(s)

2009 2 title(s)

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