Vilmos Zsigmond

Vilmos Zsigmond

Born 6/16/1930 (96 yrs)
Szeged, Hungary
Camera

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(23 works)

The Oscars poster

The Oscars

1953
7.0

The Oscars

1953

Maverick poster

Maverick

1994
6.9

Maverick

1994

Spielberg poster

Spielberg

2017
7.6

Spielberg

2017

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

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

2003
7.1

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

2003

Woody Allen: A Documentary poster

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011
6.9

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011

Side by Side poster

Side by Side

2012
7.2

Side by Side

2012

Light Keeps Me Company poster

Light Keeps Me Company

2000
7.9

Light Keeps Me Company

2000

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession poster

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004
7.1

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos poster

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

2009
5.9

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

2009

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western poster

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997
7.0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997

Altman on His Own Terms poster

Altman on His Own Terms

2000
9.0

Altman on His Own Terms

2000

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond poster

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

2016
6.9

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

2016

Who Needs Sleep? poster

Who Needs Sleep?

2006
6.8

Who Needs Sleep?

2006

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' poster

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001
7.0

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001

Visions of Light poster

Visions of Light

1992
7.0

Visions of Light

1992

Louis poster

Louis

2010
3.5

Louis

2010

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall poster

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

2010
5.5

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

2010

Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson poster

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

2019
6.8

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

2019

Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate poster

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

2004
7.5

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

2004

Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? poster

Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?

2003
7.0

Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?

2003

'Obsession' Revisited poster

'Obsession' Revisited

2001
7.3

'Obsession' Revisited

2001

Return of the "Hired Hand" poster

Return of the "Hired Hand"

2003
0.0

Return of the "Hired Hand"

2003

Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye' poster

Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'

2002
7.0

Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'

2002