Directed credits
78
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Vilmos Zsigmond
Camera
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Directed movies: 77Directed series: 1All crew credits: 88
TMDB ID: 12235
IMDb ID: nm0005936
Known for: Camera
Born: June 16, 1930
Died: January 1, 2016
Age: 85
Place of birth: Szeged, Hungary
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2019
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 6.18
Wikidata: Q963628
Also known as
William Zsigmond • William Zsigmund
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (75)Additional Director of Photography (1)Director (1)Second Unit Director of Photography (1)Cinematography (5)Additional Photography (3)Camera Operator (1)Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Vilmos Zsigmond.
2.8
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
6.5
God the Father
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
4.4
Compulsion
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
6.0
The Maiden Danced to Death
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
5.9
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
3.5
Louis
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
6.3
Cassandra's Dream
Director of Photography
2007 Movie
5.6
The Black Dahlia
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
5.1
Surrender, Dorothy
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
6.2
Melinda and Melinda
Director of Photography
2004 Movie
6.2
Jersey Girl
Director of Photography
2004 Movie
5.7
Timeline
Second Unit Director of Photography
2003 Movie
6.0
Ban Bánk
Director of Photography
2003 Movie
7.1
Life as a House
Director of Photography
2001 Movie
5.5
The Body
Director of Photography
2001 Movie
7.8
Light Keeps Me Company
Director of Photography
2000 Movie
6.1
The Argument
Director of Photography
1999 Movie
6.6
Playing by Heart
Director of Photography
1998 Movie
6.8
The Ghost and the Darkness
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
6.5
Assassins
Director of Photography
1995 Movie
6.0
The Crossing Guard
Director of Photography
1995 Movie
6.9
Maverick
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
5.1
Intersection
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
5.5
Sliver
Director of Photography
1993 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Vilmos Zsigmond.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Vilmos Zsigmond.
8.0
The Deer Hunter
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
7.6
The Last Waltz
Additional Director of Photography
1978 Movie
7.6
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
7.4
The Long Goodbye
Director of Photography
1973 Movie
7.4
Blow Out
Director of Photography
1981 Movie
7.4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Director of Photography
1977 Movie
7.3
Deliverance
Director of Photography
1972 Movie
7.2
Side by Side
as Self
2012 Movie
7.2
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Director of Photography
1971 Movie
7.1
Life as a House
Director of Photography
2001 Movie
7.0
Scarecrow
Director of Photography
1973 Movie
6.9
Maverick
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Vilmos Zsigmond.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Vilmos Zsigmond.
5.5
Sliver
Director of Photography
1993 Movie
8.0
The Deer Hunter
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
7.4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Director of Photography
1977 Movie
6.2
Jersey Girl
Director of Photography
2004 Movie
5.5
The Body
Director of Photography
2001 Movie
5.7
Timeline
Second Unit Director of Photography
2003 Movie
7.3
Deliverance
Director of Photography
1972 Movie
5.2
Funny Lady
Additional Photography
1975 Movie
7.4
Blow Out
Director of Photography
1981 Movie
6.5
Assassins
Director of Photography
1995 Movie
6.7
Heaven's Gate
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
5.6
The Black Dahlia
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Vilmos Zsigmond.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Vilmos Zsigmond.
Torn from the Flag
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
The Thrill Can Kill
Cinematography
1987 Movie
6.1
The Border
Additional Photography
1982 Movie
5.8
Mahogany
Additional Photography
1975 Movie
5.2
Funny Lady
Additional Photography
1975 Movie
A Long Way from Nowhere
Cinematography
1970 Movie
6.0
The Fiend with the Electronic Brain
Cinematography
1967 Movie
4.7
Rat Fink
Cinematography
1965 Movie
2.6
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
Camera Operator
1964 Movie
I Hear the Carpenter Singing
Cinematography
1963 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Vilmos Zsigmond.
6.8
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
2019 Movie
7.6
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
6.9
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
2016 Movie
7.2
Side by Side
as Self
2012 Movie
6.9
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
2011 Movie
5.5
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
as Self
2010 Movie
3.5
Louis
as Hungarian Photographer
2010 Movie
5.9
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
2009 Movie
7.0
Who Needs Sleep?
as Self
2006 Movie
7.2
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
as Self
2004 Movie
7.1
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
2004 Movie
Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?
as Self
2003 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Vilmos Zsigmond.