Martin Ruhe (born 1965) is a German cinematographer working on films, commercials, and music videos. A member of the

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, he is perhaps best known for his work on the miniseries ''

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'' (2019), as well as the films '' Control'' (2007) and '' The Midnight Sky'' (2020), for which he was nominated for a

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and a

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, respectively.

Life

Martin Ruhe became interested in cinema as a teenager and wanted to become a director.April-Rae Hughes:
Martin Ruhe Cinematographer of Anton Corbijn’s Control and more
'. In: liftoff.network, 25 September 2017. After graduating from school, he completed a two-year training course as a

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. Afterwards he moved to

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, where he worked as a runner for a camera rental company. He then became a cinematographer and filmed more than 200 music videos for artists such as

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and

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as well as 350 advertising spots. For

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Ruhe filmed the short film ''Die Rosenfalle'' (1998) and the feature film ''Ein göttlicher Job'' (2001). On the recommendation of Herbert Grönemeyer Ruhe met

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, wo engaged him for his

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biopic '' Control''. He gained further prominence for his work on the film '' Harry Brown''. Since then Ruhe was engaged for various international productions. In 2010 he worked again with Anton Corbijn on '' The American'', a thriller starring

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. In 2016 he filmed

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's directorial debut ''

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''.
Martin Ruhe – American Pastoral
'. In: britishcinematographer.co.uk, access date 31 December 2020. For George Clooney Ruhe filmed the science fiction film '' The Midnight Sky''.

Filmography

Film Television

References

External links

Official website
* 1965 births Living people German cinematographers People from Paderborn University of Seville alumni {{Cinematographer-stub