
Vilmos Zsigmond
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2019
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
2017Spielberg as Self
2016Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond as Self
2012Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out' as Self
2012Side by Side as Self
2011Woody Allen: A Documentary as Self
2010A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall as Self
2010Louis as Hungarian Photographer
2009No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos as Self
2006Who Needs Sleep? as Self
2004Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate as Self
2004Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession as Self
2003Imagining Images as Self
2003Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? as Self
2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self
2003Return of the "Hired Hand" as Himself
2002Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye' as Self
2001'Obsession' Revisited as Self
2001The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' as Self
2000Light Keeps Me Company as Self
2000Altman on His Own Terms as Self
1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
1994Maverick as Albert Bierstadt
1992Visions of Light as Self
1953The Oscars as Self









