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Philipp Timme

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
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Philipp Timme was born on 4 December 1968 in Herbolzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a cinematographer, known for Independence Day (1996), Armageddon (1998) and The Postman (1997).
BornDecember 4, 1968
BornDecember 4, 1968
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    Known for

    Independence Day (1996)
    Independence Day
    7.0
    • Visual Effects(visual effects camera unit)
    • 1996
    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    6.7
    • Visual Effects(as Philip Timme, visual effects shoot crew)
    • 1998
    Kevin Costner in The Postman (1997)
    The Postman
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(VFX)
    • 1997
    Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton in Dante's Peak (1997)
    Dante's Peak
    6.0
    • Visual Effects(Digital Domain, VFX)
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Stubbe - Familie in Gefahr
      • Cinematographer
      • TV Movie
      • 2025
    • Tod in Mombasa (2024)
      Tod in Mombasa
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Das Traumschiff (1981)
      Das Traumschiff
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Endlich Witwer (2018)
      Endlich Witwer
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Wilsberg (1995)
      Wilsberg
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014–2023
    • Annie (2020)
      Annie
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020–2022
    • Matteo Hilterscheid, Golo Euler, Jessica Ginkel, Luke Matt Röntgen, and Mathilda Smidt in Nachricht von Mama (2022)
      Nachricht von Mama
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Steffen Wagener in Die Luft, die wir atmen (2021)
      Die Luft, die wir atmen
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • The Witnesses (2021)
      The Witnesses
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Henny Reents in Verunsichert - Alles Gute für die Zukunft (2020)
      Verunsichert - Alles Gute für die Zukunft
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Frühling (2011)
      Frühling
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Das Märchen von der Regentrude (2018)
      Das Märchen von der Regentrude
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Barcelona Crime (2017)
      Barcelona Crime
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Ich war eine glückliche Frau (2017)
      Ich war eine glückliche Frau
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Fluss des Lebens (2013)
      Fluss des Lebens
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Ein starkes Team (1994)
      Ein starkes Team
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Wilsberg (1995)
      Wilsberg
      7.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • Vijay Raaz and Lavinia Wilson in Tandoori Love (2008)
      Tandoori Love
      5.2
      • director of aerial photography
      • 2008
    • Ode to Cologne: A Rock 'N' Roll Film (2002)
      Ode to Cologne: A Rock 'N' Roll Film
      5.4
      • second camera operator
      • 2002
    • Bruno Eyron and Ludger Pistor in Balko (1995)
      Balko
      6.6
      TV Series
      • assistant camera
      • 1995
    • Drei Tage im April (1995)
      Drei Tage im April
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • assistant camera
      • 1995
    • Police Call 110 (1971)
      Police Call 110
      6.4
      TV Series
      • assistant camera
      • 1994
    • Der Menschenfresser (1994)
      Der Menschenfresser
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • assistant camera
      • 1994

    Visual Effects

    • Lena Olin and Bill Pullman in Ignition (2001)
      Ignition
      5.0
      • visual effects cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
      Armageddon
      6.7
      • cinematographer: visual effects shoot crew (as Philip Timme)
      • 1998
    • Kevin Costner in The Postman (1997)
      The Postman
      6.1
      • cinematographer: VFX
      • 1997
    • Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton in Dante's Peak (1997)
      Dante's Peak
      6.0
      • cinematographer: Digital Domain
      • cinematographer: VFX
      • 1997
    • Independence Day (1996)
      Independence Day
      7.0
      • director of photography: visual effects camera unit
      • 1996
    • Barbara Auer, Dominique Horwitz, and Günter Lamprecht in Der letzte Kosmonaut (1994)
      Der letzte Kosmonaut
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • visual effects cinematographer
      • 1994

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Philipp Timme Dyk
    • Born
      • December 4, 1968
      • Herbolzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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