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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.

Known For

Return of the "Hired Hand"
Return of the "Hired Hand"
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Louis
Louis

Filmography

2019 Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
as
2017 Spielberg
as Self
2016 Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
2012 Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'
as Self
2012 Side by Side
as Self
2011 Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
2010 A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
as Self
2010 Louis
as Hungarian Photographer
2009 No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
2006 Who Needs Sleep?
as Self
2004 Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
as Self
2004 Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
2003 Imagining Images
as Self
2003 Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?
as Self
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
2002 Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'
as Self
2001 'Obsession' Revisited
as Self
2001 The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
2000 Light Keeps Me Company
as Self