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Walter Bal(1939-2015)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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The famous poet, Gertrude Stein, and her companion lover, Alice B. Toklas change modern history.
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Walter Bal was born on 10 May 1939 in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Day for Night (1973), Bobo Jacco (1979) and France, Incorporated (1974). He died on 3 April 2015 in Nicaragua.
BornMay 10, 1939
DiedApril 3, 2015(75)
BornMay 10, 1939
DiedApril 3, 2015(75)
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Known for

Day for Night (1973)
Day for Night
8.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1973
Bobo Jacco (1979)
Bobo Jacco
6.5
  • Director
  • 1979
France, Incorporated (1974)
France, Incorporated
4.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1974
State of Siege (1972)
State of Siege
7.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1972

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Erika Eleniak and Bruce Boxleitner in Brilliant (2004)
    Brilliant
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
  • Nastassja Kinski and William Baldwin in Say Nothing (2001)
    Say Nothing
    4.8
    • director of photography
    • 2001
  • Eric Roberts in Wrong Number (2001)
    Wrong Number
    5.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Cinq minutes de détente (1999)
    Cinq minutes de détente
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Anne Archer, Kevin Zegers, and Neige in Nico the Unicorn (1998)
    Nico the Unicorn
    5.6
    • director of photography
    • 1998
  • Sean Young in Out of Control (1998)
    Out of Control
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Brian Bosworth and Joe Torry in Back in Business (1997)
    Back in Business
    4.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • Night of the Demons III (1997)
    Night of the Demons III
    4.6
    Video
    • director of photography
    • 1997
  • Richard III (1996)
    Richard III
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • Rutger Hauer and Joan Chen in Precious Find (1996)
    Precious Find
    3.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • Beverly D'Angelo and Brion James in Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1996)
    Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
    4.5
    • director of photography
    • 1996
  • Art Deco Detective (1994)
    Art Deco Detective
    5.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
  • Catherine Deneuve and Claude Brasseur in Ils sont grands ces petits (1979)
    Ils sont grands ces petits
    4.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • Les égouts du paradis (1979)
    Les égouts du paradis
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • The Old Fox (1977)
    The Old Fox
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Le cheval de fer (1975)
    Le cheval de fer
    7.5
    • camera operator
    • 1975
  • Romy Schneider and Fabio Testi in That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)
    That Most Important Thing: Love
    7.0
    • second assistant camera
    • 1975
  • La course en tête (1974)
    La course en tête
    7.5
    • camera operator
    • 1974
  • France, Incorporated (1974)
    France, Incorporated
    4.9
    • camera operator
    • 1974
  • Et demain?
    • assistant camera
    • 1974
  • Claude Rich in La femme de Jean (1974)
    La femme de Jean
    6.8
    • assistant camera
    • 1974
  • The Clockmaker (1974)
    The Clockmaker
    7.1
    • camera operator
    • 1974
  • Day for Night (1973)
    Day for Night
    8.0
    • camera operator
    • 1973
  • Cousin Jules (1972)
    Cousin Jules
    7.6
    • cameraman
    • 1972
  • State of Siege (1972)
    State of Siege
    7.7
    • assistant camera
    • 1972
  • Bernadette Lafont in A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972)
    A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
    6.5
    • camera operator
    • 1972
  • Les yeux fermés (1972)
    Les yeux fermés
    5.7
    • camera operator
    • 1972
  • Où est passé Tom? (1971)
    Où est passé Tom?
    5.9
    • camera operator
    • 1971
  • One Way Ticket (1971)
    One Way Ticket
    5.9
    • assistant opérateur
    • 1971
  • The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1966)
    The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
    8.5
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • cameraman: surface
    • 1971

Actor

  • Day for Night (1973)
    Day for Night
    8.0
    • Walter, le chef opérateur
    • 1973
  • Trotsky (1967)
    Trotsky
    • 1967

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The Gertrude Stein Mystery
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The Gertrude Stein Mystery

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 10, 1939
    • Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Died
    • April 3, 2015
    • Nicaragua

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