Vilmos Zsigmond

Personal Info

Birthday

June 16, 1930

Day of Death

2016-01-01

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Szeged, Hungary

Also Known As

William Zsigmond

William Zsigmund

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

Maverick

Louis

Filmography

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
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
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
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
2003
Imagining Images
as Self
Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Return of the "Hired Hand"
as Himself
2002
Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'
as Self
2001
'Obsession' Revisited
as Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self
1994
Maverick
as Albert Bierstadt
1992
Visions of Light
as Self