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Ernst W. Kalinke

Cinematographer · Died January 14, 1992, aged 73 · Berlin, Germany

Ernst Wilhelm Kalinke was a German cinematographer and director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 23, 1918
Died
January 14, 1992 (aged 73)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Ernst W. Kalinke's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Bonds
23%
Power
11%
Survival
8%
Society
8%
Self
7%
Ideas
3%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
6
Tense
7
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Cold
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ernst W. Kalinke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ernst W. Kalinke's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

67 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Liebe, Blaulicht und Sirenen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Lass das, ich hass das (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Randale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Die liebestollen Lederhosen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • Laß laufen, Kumpel! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Frankfurt: The Face of a City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • The Butcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • The Quack and His Fast Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Kesse Teens und irre Typen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Das Wirtshaus der sündigen Töchter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Waldrausch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Lady Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Das Schweigen im Walde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Camera Operator

  • Anita Drögemöller und die Ruhe an der Ruhr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Hard Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • White King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Sabine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Der Jäger von Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • The Devil's Female(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Schloß Hubertus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Sorry, Wrong Bedroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • East Meets West in Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Teenage Intimacies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Sex-Träume-Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • ...But Johnny! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • Mark of the Devil Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Verliebte Ferien in Tirol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Das Freudenhaus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Das gelbe Haus am Pinnasberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • Mark of the Devil(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • School of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • The Valley of Death(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Death Runs After Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · Camera Operator

  • The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Creature with the Blue Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Die Nibelungen 2. Teil - Kriemhilds Rache(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Die Nibelungen, Teil 1 - Siegfried(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Sinister Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • The Desperado Trail(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Last of the Renegades(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Room 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • Apache Gold(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Treasure of Silver Lake(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Adieu, Lebewohl, Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • The Quiet Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Bombs on Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Face of the Frog(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • A Song Goes Round the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • Die grünen Teufel von Monte Cassino(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Der Kaiser und das Wäschermädel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Die Prinzessin von St. Wolfgang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Von der Liebe besiegt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Die Fischerin vom Bodensee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • IA in Oberbayern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Wunschkonzert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Gestatten, mein Name ist Cox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Süße Nachspeisen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Der schön gedeckte Tisch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Der Stein des Anstoßes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Czardas der Herzen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 66 titles from 1951 to 1987.

Highest rated

Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Last of the Renegades (1964)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 66: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 66: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleCinematography62 of 66: 61 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew2 of 66: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s16 · crew1960s18 · crew1970s23 · crew1980s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ernst W. Kalinke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand (1979)

71st percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)

Midcredits 77th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 63/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ernst W. Kalinke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ernst W. Kalinke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harald Reinl shares the most, 9.

Directors

  • Harald Reinl9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Harald Reinl

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers