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

The Oscars

Self

Maverick

Albert Bierstadt

Spielberg

Self

Side by Side

Self

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Self

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

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Self

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2019	Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
2017	Spielberg	Self
2016	Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond	Self
2012	Side by Side	Self
2012	Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'	Self
2011	Woody Allen: A Documentary	Self
2010	Louis	Hungarian Photographer
2010	A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall	Self
2009	No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos	Self
2006	Who Needs Sleep?	Self
2004	Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession	Self
2004	Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate	Self
2003	Return of the "Hired Hand"	Himself
2003	Imagining Images	Self
2003	Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?	Self
2003	Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood	Self
2002	Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'	Self
2001	'Obsession' Revisited	Self
2001	The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'	Self
2000	Light Keeps Me Company	Self
2000	Altman on His Own Terms
1997	Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western	Self
1994	Maverick	Albert Bierstadt
1992	Visions of Light	Self

Year	TV Show	Role
1953	The Oscars	Self