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name: "Alwin H. Küchler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alwin-h-kuchler"
fi1m_id: "alwin-h-kuchler"
imdb_id: "nm0473696"
tmdb_id: 26192
wikidata_id: "Q449828"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-07T13:48:53.093037+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alwin H. Küchler

## Identity

Alwin H. Küchler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alwin-h-kuchler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alwin-h-kuchler
- **IMDb ID:** nm0473696
- **TMDB ID:** 26192
- **Wikidata ID:** Q449828
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alwin_H._K%C3%BCchler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449828, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0473696/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26192

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1965 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1965, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Alwin Küchler
- **Frequently works with:** [Danny Boyle](https://film.one/person/danny-boyle.md), [Kate Winslet](https://film.one/person/kate-winslet.md), [Kevin Macdonald](https://film.one/person/kevin-macdonald.md), [Lynne Ramsay](https://film.one/person/lynne-ramsay.md), [Stephen Frears](https://film.one/person/stephen-frears.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 73 (4), 2010s 78 (2), 2020s 57 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Thriller 3, Comedy 2, History 2, Documentary 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $89m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alwin_H._K%C3%BCchler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449828, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0473696/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26192

## Coming up

- *Ink* (2026-12-11), Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Morvern Callar*](https://film.one/film/morvern-callar.md) (82), [*The Mauritanian*](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md) (58)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Marley*](https://film.one/film/marley.md) (77), [*Proof*](https://film.one/film/proof.md) (64)
- **The Criterion Channel:** [*Ratcatcher*](https://film.one/film/ratcatcher.md) (88)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Regime*](https://film.one/tv/the-regime.md) (48)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alwin H. Küchler is a German cinematographer. Born in 1965 in Düsseldorf, he began his career as an assistant to a fashion photographer. He studied cinematography at the National Film and Television School from 1990 to 1994, where he met director Lynne Ramsay.

Küchler made his feature film debut as cinematographer on *Ratcatcher* (1999). He has worked on films including *Morvern Callar* (2002), *Code 46* (2003), *Sunshine* (2007), *Hanna* (2011), *Divergent* (2014), *Steve Jobs* (2015), *The Mauritanian* (2021) and *Tetris* (2023). He received nominations for the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer for *Morvern Callar* and *Code 46*, and a BAFTA nomination for *The Mauritanian*.

Küchler is married to director Ngozi Onwurah, whom he met at film school; they have one daughter.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Ink* (2026), Fi1m 64, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)
- *The Regime* (2024), Fi1m 48, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-regime.md)
- *The Mauritanian* (2021), Fi1m 58, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md)
- *Steve Jobs* (2015), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/steve-jobs.md)
- *Marley* (2012), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/marley.md)
- *Sunshine* (2007), Fi1m 74, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/sunshine-2007.md)
- *Proof* (2005), Fi1m 64, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)
- *The Deal* (2003), Fi1m 73, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-deal.md)
- *Morvern Callar* (2002), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/morvern-callar.md)
- *Ratcatcher* (1999), Fi1m 88, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/ratcatcher.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ink* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)
- *Goodbye June* (2025), Director of Photography
- *The Regime* (2024), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-regime.md)
- *The Marsh King's Daughter* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Tetris* (2023), Director of Photography
- *The Mauritanian* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md)
- *One More Time with Feeling* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Steve Jobs* (2015), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/steve-jobs.md)
- *Divergent* (2014), Director of Photography
- *R.I.P.D.* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Marley* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/marley.md)
- *Hanna* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Morning Glory* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Solitary Man* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Largo al factotum* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Sunshine* (2007), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/sunshine-2007.md)
- *Proof* (2005), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)
- *The Mother* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Deal* (2003), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-deal.md)
- *Code 46* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Heartlands* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Vacuum* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Morvern Callar* (2002), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/morvern-callar.md)
- *Mama Africa* (2002), Cinematography
- *Lucky Break* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Claim* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Ratcatcher* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/ratcatcher.md)
- *One Day in September* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Gasman* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Kill the Day* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Small Deaths* (1996), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *White Men Are Cracking Up* (1996), Director of Photography
- *The Desired Number* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Welcome II the Terrordome* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Monday's Girls* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Flight of the Swan* (1992), Director of Photography

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2004: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *Code 46*
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2002: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *Morvern Callar*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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