# Ralf D. Bode

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.

## Life and career

Born in Berlin, Germany, Bode moved with his family to Vermont in 1954, when he was 14 years old. 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.
Bode died of lung cancer on February 27, 2001, at age 59.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1972 | The Stoolie | John G. Avildsen George Silano | With John G. Avildsen and Charlie Clifton |
| 1974 | There Is No 13 | William Sachs | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night at the Baths | David Buckley | |
| 1975 | SOS: Screw on the Screen | Jim Buckley | |
| 1977 | Saturday Night Fever | John Badham | |
| 1978 | Somebody Killed Her Husband | Lamont Johnson | With Andrew Laszlo |
| 1978 | Slow Dancing in the Big City | John G. Avildsen | |
| 1979 | Rich Kids | Robert M. Young | |
| 1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Michael Apted | |
| 1980 | Dressed to Kill | Brian De Palma | |
| 1981 | Raggedy Man | Jack Fisk | |
| 1982 | A Little Sex | Bruce Paltrow | |
| 1983 | Gorky Park | Michael Apted | |
| 1984 | Firstborn | Michael Apted | |
| 1986 | Violets Are Blue | Jack Fisk | |
| 1986 | The Whoopee Boys | John Byrum | |
| 1987 | Critical Condition | Michael Apted | |
| 1987 | The Big Town | Ben Bolt | |
| 1988 | Distant Thunder | Rick Rosenthal | |
| 1988 | The Accused | Jonathan Kaplan | |
| 1989 | Cousins | Joel Schumacher | |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | John Hughes | |
| 1991 | One Good Cop | Heywood Gould | |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal | Edward Zwick | |
| 1992 | Love Field | Jonathan Kaplan | |
| 1993 | Made in America | Richard Benjamin | |
| 1993 | The Nutcracker | Emile Ardolino | |
| 1994 | Bad Girls | Jonathan Kaplan | |
| 1994 | Don Juan DeMarco | Jeremy Leven | |
| 1994 | Safe Passage | Robert Allan Ackerman | |
| 1995 | The Big Green | Holly Goldberg Sloan | |
| 1997 | A Simple Wish | Michael Ritchie | |
| 1997 | Hacks | Gary Rosen | |
| 1999 | The Secret Life of Girls | Holly Goldberg Sloan | |
| 2000 | Boys and Girls | Robert Iscove | |
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex | John McNaughton | |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1975 | Inaugural Ball | John G. Avildsen | Segment of Fore Play |
| 1997 | Women Without Implants | Anne De Salvo | |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1977 | Secrets of the Gods | William Sachs |
| 1985 | Bring On the Night | Michael Apted |

### Television

TV movies
| Year | Title | Director |
| 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 |
| 1999 | Annie | Rob Marshall |
| 1999 | Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End | Glenn Jordan |
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Note |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Andrew Solt Bud Friedgen Marc Sachnoff | 4 episodes |

## Accolades

Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
| 1980 | Best Cinematography | Coal Miner's Daughter | Nominated |
Primetime Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
| 1993 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Gypsy | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Annie | Nominated |