Ralf Detlef Bode (March 31, 1941 – February 27, 2001) was a German-born American cinematographer best known for his work on Coal Miner's Daughter.[1]
Ralf D. Bode | |
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Born | Ralf Detlef Bode March 31, 1941 |
Died | February 27, 2001 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 59)
Years active | 1972–2001 |
Life and career
editBorn in Berlin, Germany, Bode moved with his family to Vermont in 1954, when he was 14 years old.[2] A graduate of the University of Vermont, he initially started off as an actor and enrolled at Yale School of Drama. He also served as a photographer in the United States Army.
Bode did the cinematography for films Saturday Night Fever, Gorky Park, The Accused, Uncle Buck and Don Juan DeMarco. He was an uncredited second unit director for Rocky, but was credited for shooting the scenes in which Sylvester Stallone runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
He received an Academy Award nomination for his work on Coal Miner's Daughter, as well as two Emmy nominations, for Gypsy and for Annie.[1][3]
Bode died of lung cancer on February 27, 2001, at age 59.[1][4]
Filmography
editFilm
editShort film
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1975 | Inaugural Ball | John G. Avildsen | Segment of Fore Play |
1997 | Women Without Implants | Anne De Salvo |
Documentary film
Year | Title | Director |
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1977 | Secrets of the Gods | William Sachs |
1985 | Bring On the Night | Michael Apted |
Television
editTV movies
Year | Title | Director |
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1976 | Sea Marks | Ronald F. Maxwell Steven Robman |
1993 | Gypsy | Emile Ardolino |
1995 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Glenn Jordan |
1997 | Cinderella | Robert Iscove |
1998 | Last Rites | Kevin Dowling |
1999 | The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer | William Graham |
Annie | Rob Marshall | |
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End | Glenn Jordan |
TV series
Year | Title | Director | Note |
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1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Andrew Solt Bud Friedgen Marc Sachnoff |
4 episodes |
Accolades
editAcademy Awards
Year | Category | Title | Result |
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1980 | Best Cinematography | Coal Miner's Daughter | Nominated |
Primetime Emmy Awards
Year | Category | Title | Result |
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1993 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Gypsy | Nominated |
1999 | Annie | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b c Oliver, Myrna (March 8, 2001). "Ralf Bode; Cinematographer Noted for Capturing Emotion in Movies". Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ralf D. Bode". Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers.
- ^ "Bode nominations". emmys.com. Television Academy. n.d. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ "Ralf Bode, 59, Cinematographer for 'Rocky'". The New York Times. March 6, 2001.
External links
edit- Ralf D. Bode at the Internet Movie Database.