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Vilmos Zsigmond
Born: 1930-06-16 in 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, 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.
Rated Filmography (21)
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Altman on His Own Terms
2000
7.9
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
7.5
Spielberg
2017
7.5
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
2004
7.3
Side by Side
2012
7.3
'Obsession' Revisited
2001
7.1
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
7.1
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
7.1
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
7.0
Visions of Light
1992
7.0
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
7.0
Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?
2003
7.0
Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'
2002
6.9
Maverick
1994
6.9
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
6.9
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
6.8
Who Needs Sleep?
2006
6.8
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
2019
5.6
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
5.5
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
3.0
Louis
2010