---
name: "Robby Müller"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robby-muller"
fi1m_id: "robby-muller"
imdb_id: "nm0005810"
tmdb_id: 1632
wikidata_id: "Q384784"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "4 April 1940"
died: "3 July 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-26T00:13:32.369547+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."
---

# Robby Müller

## Identity

Robby Müller

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robby-muller
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robby-muller
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005810
- **TMDB ID:** 1632
- **Wikidata ID:** Q384784
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_M%C3%BCller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q384784, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005810/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1632

Cinematographer. Born 4 April 1940 in Willemstad, Curaçao, Territory of Curaçao. Died 3 July 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 4 April 1940, Willemstad, Curaçao, Territory of Curaçao
- **Died:** 3 July 2018
- **Active:** 1977–2000
- **Also known as:** Robert Müller, Rob Müller
- **Frequently works with:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://film.one/person/jim-jarmusch.md), [Wim Wenders](https://film.one/person/wim-wenders.md), [Harry Dean Stanton](https://film.one/person/harry-dean-stanton.md), [Lars von Trier](https://film.one/person/lars-von-trier.md), [Vibeke Windeløv](https://film.one/person/vibeke-windelv.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 85 (3), 1990s 80 (4), 2000s 71 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 74 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 3, Comedy 2, Documentary 1, Fantasy 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $103m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_M%C3%BCller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q384784, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005810/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1632

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Paris, Texas*](https://film.one/film/paris-texas.md) (88), [*Down by Law*](https://film.one/film/down-by-law.md) (83), [*Buena Vista Social Club*](https://film.one/film/buena-vista-social-club.md) (76)
- **The Criterion Channel:** [*Dead Man*](https://film.one/film/dead-man.md) (81), [*Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai*](https://film.one/film/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.md) (80)
- **MUBI:** [*Breaking the Waves*](https://film.one/film/breaking-the-waves.md) (82)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dancer in the Dark*](https://film.one/film/dancer-in-the-dark.md) (71)

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

## Biography

Robby Müller was a Dutch cinematographer. He was born on 4 April 1940 in Willemstad, Curaçao, and died on 3 July 2018 in Amsterdam. He studied at the Netherlands Film Academy and began his career as an apprentice to cinematographer Gerard Vandenberg.

Müller gained recognition through his long collaboration with Wim Wenders, beginning with the short *Alabama: 2000 Light Years* (1969) and the feature *Summer in the City* (1970). Their joint films include *Alice in the Cities* (1974), *Kings of the Road* (1976), *The American Friend* (1977) and *Paris, Texas* (1984). He later worked extensively with Jim Jarmusch on *Down by Law* (1986), *Mystery Train* (1989), *Dead Man* (1995), *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999) and *Coffee and Cigarettes* (2004), and with Lars von Trier on *Breaking the Waves* (1996) and *Dancer in the Dark* (2000). Other credits include *Repo Man* (1984) and *To Live and Die in L.A.* (1985).

He received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for *Dead Man* and *Breaking the Waves* (both 1996) and the American Society of Cinematographers International Award in 2013.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Dancer in the Dark* (2000), Fi1m 71, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/dancer-in-the-dark.md)
- *Buena Vista Social Club* (1999), Fi1m 76, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/buena-vista-social-club.md)
- *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.md)
- *Breaking the Waves* (1996), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-the-waves.md)
- *Dead Man* (1995), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man.md)
- *Down by Law* (1986), Fi1m 83, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/down-by-law.md)
- *Paris, Texas* (1984), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/paris-texas.md)
- *Repo Man* (1984), Fi1m 83, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/repo-man.md)

## Complete filmography (68)

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

- *Living the Light: Robby Müller* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Ashes* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Visions of Europe* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Prologue* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Coffee and Cigarettes* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me* (2003), Director of Photography
- *24 Hour Party People* (2002), Director of Photography
- *My Brother Tom* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Dancer in the Dark* (2000), Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/dancer-in-the-dark.md)
- *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.md)
- *Buena Vista Social Club* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/buena-vista-social-club.md)
- *Shattered Image* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Tango Lesson* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Breaking the Waves* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-the-waves.md)
- *Dead Man* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man.md)
- *Beyond the Clouds* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Last Call* (1995), Director of Photography
- *When Pigs Fly* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Mad Dog and Glory* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Until the End of the World* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Korczak* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Notebook on Cities and Clothes* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Mystery Train* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Coffee and Cigarettes II* (1989), Director of Photography
- *The Little Devil* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Barfly* (1987), Director of Photography
- *The Believers* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Down by Law* (1986), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/down-by-law.md)
- *The Longshot* (1986), Director of Photography
- *To Live and Die in L.A.* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Finnegan Begin Again* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Body Rock* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Paris, Texas* (1984), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/paris-texas.md)
- *Repo Man* (1984), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/repo-man.md)
- *Cheaters* (1984), as Ingénieur · Director of Photography
- *Un dimanche de flics* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Les Îles* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Class Enemy* (1983), Director of Photography
- *A Hot Summer Night* (1982), Director of Photography
- *They All Laughed* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Honeysuckle Rose* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Hello Fellow Man* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Saint Jack* (1979), as Robby (uncredited) · Director of Photography
- *In for Treatment* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Mysteries* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Left-Handed Woman* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Glass Cell* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The American Friend* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The Wild Duck* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Kings of the Road* (1976), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Wrong Move* (1975), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Alice in the Cities* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Die Eltern* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Journey to Vienna* (1973), Director of Photography
- *The Scarlet Letter* (1973), Director of Photography
- *CAN: The Free Concert* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Summer in the City* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Carlos* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Eine Rose für Jane* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Pakbo* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Jonathan* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Der Fall Lena Christ* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Alabama (2000 Light Years)* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Love and So Forth* (1968), Assistant Camera
- *To Grab the Ring* (1968), Assistant Director of Photography
- *Eiland* (1966), Cinematography
- *Megalopolis I* (1963), Director of Photography

## Gallery

- ![Robby Müller](https://film.one/media/person/86485/gallery-4f0b451455fb.png) Robby Müller — photo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Robert_M%C3%BCller.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Robby Müller](https://film.one/media/person/86485/gallery-40f6e6e9f0f5.jpg) Robby Müller — Image via TMDB
- ![Robby Müller](https://film.one/media/person/86485/gallery-d6b11b68d683.jpg) Robby Müller — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won

- Bert Haanstra Oeuvreprijs van de Nederlandse Film 2009: Bert Haanstra Oeuvreprijs van de Nederlandse Film (won)
- Golden Calf Culture Prize 2007: Golden Calf Culture Prize (won)
- Marburg Camera Award 2003: Marburg Camera Award (won)

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

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