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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Movies (49)
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
2019
Spielberg
as Self
2017
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
2016
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Director of Photography (Camera)
2014
God the Father
Director of Photography (Camera)
2014
Compulsion
Director of Photography (Camera)
2013
Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'
as Self
2012
Side by Side
as Self
2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
2011
The Maiden Danced to Death
Director of Photography (Camera)
2011
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Director of Photography (Camera)
2010
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
as Self
2010
Louis
as Hungarian Photographer
2010
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
2009
Torn from the Flag
Executive Producer (Production)
2007
Cassandra's Dream
Director of Photography (Camera)
2007
The Black Dahlia
Director of Photography (Camera)
2006
Who Needs Sleep?
as Self
2006
Surrender, Dorothy
Director of Photography (Camera)
2006
Melinda and Melinda
Director of Photography (Camera)
2004
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
as Self
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
2004
Jersey Girl
Director of Photography (Camera)
2004
Timeline
Second Unit Director of Photography (Camera)
2003
Imagining Images
as Self
2003
Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?
as Self
2003
Ban Bánk
Director of Photography (Camera)
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
2003
Return of the "Hired Hand"
as Himself
2003
Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'
as Self
2002
Life as a House
Director of Photography (Camera)
2001
'Obsession' Revisited
as Self
2001
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
2001
The Body
Director of Photography (Camera)
2001
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
2000
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
2000
The Argument
Director of Photography (Camera)
1999
Playing by Heart
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self
1997
The Ghost and the Darkness
Director of Photography (Camera)
1996
Assassins
Director of Photography (Camera)
1995
The Crossing Guard
Director of Photography (Camera)
1995
Maverick
as Albert Bierstadt
1994
Intersection
Director of Photography (Camera)
1994
Sliver
Director of Photography (Camera)
1993
Stalin
Director of Photography (Camera)
1992
Visions of Light
as Self
1992
The Long Shadow
Director (Directing)
1992
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Director of Photography (Camera)
1990
