Directed credits
79
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Vilmos Zsigmond
Camera
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Directed movies: 77Directed series: 2All crew credits: 89
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: 6.2
Wikidata: Q963628
Also known as
William Zsigmond • William Zsigmund
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (76)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.
Director of Photography
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
2014 • Movie
Director of Photography
God the Father
2014 • Movie
Director of Photography
Compulsion
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Maiden Danced to Death
2011 • Movie
Director of Photography
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010 • Movie
Director of Photography
Louis
2010 • Movie
Director of Photography
Cassandra's Dream
2007 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Black Dahlia
2006 • Movie
Director of Photography
Surrender, Dorothy
2006 • Movie
Director of Photography
Melinda and Melinda
2004 • Movie
Director of Photography
Jersey Girl
2004 • Movie
Second Unit Director of Photography
Timeline
2003 • Movie
Director of Photography
Ban Bánk
2003 • Movie
Director of Photography
Life as a House
2001 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Body
2001 • Movie
Director of Photography
Light Keeps Me Company
2000 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Argument
1999 • Movie
Director of Photography
Playing by Heart
1998 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996 • Movie
Director of Photography
Assassins
1995 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Crossing Guard
1995 • Movie
Director of Photography
Maverick
1994 • Movie
Director of Photography
Intersection
1994 • Movie
Director of Photography
Sliver
1993 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Vilmos Zsigmond.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Vilmos Zsigmond.
Director of Photography
The Deer Hunter
1978 • Movie
Additional Director of Photography
The Last Waltz
1978 • Movie
as Self
Spielberg
2017 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Long Goodbye
1973 • Movie
Director of Photography
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 • Movie
Director of Photography
Blow Out
1981 • Movie
Director of Photography
Deliverance
1972 • Movie
as Self
Side by Side
2012 • Movie
Director of Photography
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971 • Movie
Director of Photography
Life as a House
2001 • Movie
Director of Photography
Scarecrow
1973 • Movie
Director of Photography
Maverick
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.
Director of Photography
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Deer Hunter
1978 • Movie
Director of Photography
Ban Bánk
2003 • Movie
Director of Photography
Sliver
1993 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996 • Movie
Second Unit Director of Photography
Timeline
2003 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Black Dahlia
2006 • Movie
Director of Photography
Obsession
1976 • Movie
Director of Photography
Maverick
1994 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 • Movie
Director of Photography
Heaven's Gate
1980 • Movie
Director of Photography
Blow Out
1981 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Vilmos Zsigmond.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Vilmos Zsigmond.
Executive Producer
Torn from the Flag
2007 • Movie
Cinematography
The Thrill Can Kill
1987 • Movie
Additional Photography
The Border
1982 • Movie
Additional Photography
Mahogany
1975 • Movie
Additional Photography
Funny Lady
1975 • Movie
Cinematography
A Long Way from Nowhere
1970 • Movie
Cinematography
The Fiend with the Electronic Brain
1967 • Movie
Cinematography
Rat Fink
1965 • Movie
Camera Operator
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
1964 • Movie
Cinematography
I Hear the Carpenter Singing
1963 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Vilmos Zsigmond.
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
2019 • Movie
as Self
Spielberg
2017 • Movie
as Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016 • Movie
as Self
Side by Side
2012 • Movie
as Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011 • Movie
as Self
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010 • Movie
as Hungarian Photographer
Louis
2010 • Movie
as Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009 • Movie
as Self
Who Needs Sleep?
2006 • Movie
as Self
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
2004 • Movie
as Self
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004 • Movie
as Self
Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?
2003 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Vilmos Zsigmond.