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Zsigmond Vilmos

Zsigmond Vilmos

Camera1930Szeged, 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.

Acting History

2017
Spielberg
as Self
2014
God the Father
Director of Photography
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Director of Photography
2013
Compulsion
Director of Photography
2010
Louis
as Hungarian Photographer
Louis
Director of Photography
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Director of Photography
2007
Cassandra's Dream
Director of Photography
Torn from the Flag
Executive Producer
Torn from the Flag
Director of Photography
2006
Surrender, Dorothy
Director of Photography
The Black Dahlia
Director of Photography
2001
The Body
Director of Photography
Life as a House
Director of Photography
The Mists of Avalon
TVDirector of Photography
1999
The Argument
Director of Photography
1998
Playing by Heart
Director of Photography
1996
The Ghost and the Darkness
Director of Photography
1995
The Crossing Guard
Director of Photography
Assassins
Director of Photography
1994
Maverick
as Albert Bierstadt
Maverick
Director of Photography
Intersection
Director of Photography
1993
Sliver
Director of Photography
1992
Stalin
Director of Photography
1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Director of Photography
The Two Jakes
Director of Photography
1989
Fat Man and Little Boy
Director of Photography
1988
Journey to Spirit Island
Director of Photography
1987
The Witches of Eastwick
Director of Photography
The Thrill Can Kill
Cinematography
1985
Real Genius
Director of Photography
1984
No Small Affair
Director of Photography
The River
Director of Photography
1983
Table for Five
Director of Photography
1982
The Border
Additional Photography
Jinxed!
Director of Photography
1981
Blow Out
Director of Photography
1980
Heaven's Gate
Director of Photography
1979
Winter Kills
Director of Photography
The Rose
Director of Photography
Flesh & Blood
Director of Photography
1978
The Oscars
TVas Self1 eps
The Last Waltz
Additional Director of Photography
The Deer Hunter
Director of Photography
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Director of Photography
1976
Obsession
Director of Photography
Sweet Revenge
Director of Photography
Death Riders
Director of Photography
1975
Mahogany
Additional Photography
Funny Lady
Additional Photography
1974
The Girl from Petrovka
Director of Photography
The Sugarland Express
Director of Photography
1973
Scarecrow
Director of Photography
The Long Goodbye
Director of Photography
Cinderella Liberty
Director of Photography
1972
Deliverance
Director of Photography
Images
Director of Photography
1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Director of Photography
Point Zero
Director of Photography
Red Sky at Morning
Director of Photography
Threshold
Director of Photography
The Hired Hand
Director of Photography
1970
Horror of the Blood Monsters
Director of Photography
1969
Five Bloody Graves
Director of Photography
Futz
Director of Photography
The Monitors
Director of Photography
The Picasso Summer
Director of Photography
1968
The Name of the Game Is Kill
Director of Photography
Jennie: Wife/Child
Director of Photography
Prelude
Director of Photography
1967
Blood of Ghastly Horror
Director of Photography
Mondo Mod
Director of Photography
1999 A.D.
Director of Photography
1966
Road to Nashville
Director of Photography
1965
Psycho a Go-Go
Director of Photography
Wild and Williing
Cinematography
Wild and Williing
Director of Photography
Deadwood '76
Director of Photography
Tales of a Salesman
Director of Photography
Summer Children
Director of Photography
1964
1963
The Sadist
Director of Photography
Living Between Two Worlds
Director of Photography

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Personal Info

Known For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/16/1930
Day of Death
1/1/2016
Place of Birth
Szeged, Hungary