Vilmos Zsigmond
Known for
Cinematography
Born
June 16, 1930
Birthplace
Szeged, Hungary
Died
January 1, 2016 (aged 85)
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.
Best known work
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
The Deer Hunter
1978
Deliverance
1972
Maverick
1994
Assassins
1995
Blow Out
1981
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
The Black Dahlia
2006
Timeline
2003
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996Filmography
2019
2017
Spielbergas Self
2016
2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksDirector of Photography
2014
God the FatherDirector of Photography
2013
CompulsionDirector of Photography
2012
2012
Side by Sideas Self
2011
Woody Allen: A Documentaryas Self
2011
The Maiden Danced to DeathDirector of Photography
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerDirector of Photography
2010
2010
Louisas Hungarian Photographer, Director of Photography
2009
2007
Torn from the FlagExecutive Producer, Director of Photography
2007
Cassandra's DreamDirector of Photography
2006
The Black DahliaDirector of Photography
2006
Who Needs Sleep?as Self
2006
Surrender, DorothyDirector of Photography
2004
Melinda and MelindaDirector of Photography
2004
2004
2004
Jersey GirlDirector of Photography
2003
TimelineSecond Unit Director of Photography
2003
Imagining Imagesas Self