
Vilmos Zsigmond
Born June 16, 1930 · 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.
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Light Keeps Me Company

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

Side by Side

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Altman on His Own Terms

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

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

Who Needs Sleep?

Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'

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

Louis

Visions of Light

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

Return of the "Hired Hand"

Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?

'Obsession' Revisited




