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Vilmos Zsigmond

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Vilmos Zsigmond

Known For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jun 16, 1930 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Szeged, Hungary

Biography

Vilmos Zsigmond (June 16, 1930 - January 1, 2016) was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. His work in cinematography helped shape the look of American movies in the 1970s, making him one of the leading figures in the American New Wave movement. Zsigmond worked frequently with many leading American directors, such as Robert Altman, Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, Michael Cimino and Woody Allen.

Known For

Acting
2019Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
2017SpielbergSelf
2016Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondSelf
2012Side by SideSelf
2012Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'Self
2011Woody Allen: A DocumentarySelf
2010LouisHungarian Photographer
2010A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad HallSelf
2009No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & VilmosSelf
2006Who Needs Sleep?Self
2004Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionSelf
2004Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's GateSelf
2003Return of the "Hired Hand"Himself
2003Imagining ImagesSelf
2003Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?Self
2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf
2002Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'Self
2001'Obsession' RevisitedSelf
2001The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'Self
2000Light Keeps Me CompanySelf
2000Altman on His Own TermsSelf
1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the WesternSelf
1994MaverickAlbert Bierstadt
1992Visions of LightSelf
1953The OscarsSelf
Production
2007Torn from the FlagExecutive Producer
Directing
1992The Long ShadowDirector
Crew
1987The Thrill Can KillCinematography
1970A Long Way from NowhereCinematography
1967The Fiend with the Electronic BrainCinematography
1965Rat FinkCinematography
1963I Hear the Carpenter SingingCinematography