Vilmos Zsigmond

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Vilmos Zsigmond

Camera June 16, 1930

Szeged, Hungary

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, makin…

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7.4 1977 Movie
The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

8.0 1978 Movie
Deliverance

Deliverance

7.3 1972 Movie
Maverick

Maverick

6.9 1994 Movie
Assassins

Assassins

6.5 1995 Movie
Blow Out

Blow Out

7.4 1981 Movie
The Witches of Eastwick

The Witches of Eastwick

6.5 1987 Movie
The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

5.6 2006 Movie
Timeline

Timeline

5.7 2003 Movie
The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness

6.9 1996 Movie
Jersey Girl

Jersey Girl

6.2 2004 Movie
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

5.9 2010 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 2019
    Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

    Movie

  2. 2017
    Spielberg

    Movie Self

  3. 2016
    Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

    Movie Self

  4. 2014
    Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2014
    God the Father

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2013
    Compulsion

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2012
    Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'

    Movie Self

  8. 2012
    Side by Side

    Movie Self

  9. 2011
    Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Movie Self

  10. 2011
    The Maiden Danced to Death

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2010
    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2010
    A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

    Movie Self

  13. 2010
    Louis

    Movie Hungarian Photographer

  14. 2009
    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    Movie Self

  15. 2007
    Torn from the Flag

    Movie Executive Producer

  16. 2007
    Cassandra's Dream

    Movie Director of Photography

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  1. 2006
    The Black Dahlia

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2006
    Who Needs Sleep?

    Movie Self

  3. 2006
    Surrender, Dorothy

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2004
    Melinda and Melinda

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2004
    Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

    Movie Self

  6. 2004
    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Movie Self

  7. 2004
    Jersey Girl

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2003
    Timeline

    Movie Second Unit Director of Photography

  9. 2003
    Imagining Images

    Movie Self

  10. 2003
    Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?

    Movie Self

  11. 2003
    Ban Bánk

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2003
    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Movie Self

  13. 2003
    Return of the "Hired Hand"

    Movie Himself

  14. 2002
    Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'

    Movie Self

  15. 2002
    Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'

    Movie Self

  16. 2001
    Life as a House

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 2001
    The Mists of Avalon

    TV show Director of Photography

  18. 2001
    'Obsession' Revisited

    Movie Self

  19. 2001
    The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

    Movie Self

  20. 2001
    The Body

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 2000
    Light Keeps Me Company

    Movie Self

  22. 2000
    Altman on His Own Terms

    Movie Self

  23. 1999
    The Argument

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1998
    Playing by Heart

    Movie Director of Photography