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Vilmos Zsigmond

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Vilmos Zsigmond Wiki Biography

Along with László Kovács, a fellow student who fled Hungary in 1956, Zsigmond rose to prominence in the 1970s. He is known for his use of natural light and vivid use of color on features such as The Long Goodbye (1973) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). IMDB Wikipedia $15 Million 1930 1930-6-16 Camera Department Cinematographer Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Deliverance (1972) Gemini Hungary June 16 Maverick (1994) producer Szeged The Deer Hunter (1978) Vilmos Zsigmond Vilmos Zsigmond Net Worth

Vilmos Zsigmond Quick Info

Full Name Vilmos Zsigmond
Net Worth $15 Million
Date Of Birth June 16, 1930
Died January 1, 2016, Big Sur, California, United States
Place Of Birth Szeged, Hungary
Profession Cinematographer, Camera Department, Producer
Education Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest
Spouse Susan Roether
Children Julia Zsigmond, Susi Zsigmond
Parents Vilmos Zsigmond, Bozena Zsigmond
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005936
Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography, American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award, BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography, American Soc…
Nominations American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases, Satellite Award for Best Cinematography, Golden Osella for Best Cinematography
Movies Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Deer Hunter, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Deliverance, The Long Goodbye, Heaven’s Gate, Blow Out, The Black Dahlia, The Sugarland Express, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, The Hired Hand, Obsession, Melinda and Melinda, Cassandra’s Dream, The Two Jakes, The Witche…

Vilmos Zsigmond Quotes

  • I like to work with Michael Cimino. I don’t like him personally – he’s very difficult to work with, because he’s very demanding and he doesn’t think about anybody around him, he’s yelling at everybody. But as a film director, I think he’s one of the best.
  • We had a terrible situation on “Close Encounters”, because they wanted to fire me several times. The only reason they didn’t was because they didn’t have a replacement who could take over.
  • [on Heaven’s Gate (1980)] Michael [Cimino] really wanted to make a perfect film. He could have made this film for much less. He overdid it; he overcomplicated it. But they should not have killed him for it.

Vilmos Zsigmond Important Facts

  • Owns a camera, lighting and grip company in Budapest.
  • Member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
  • Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Cinematographers Branch) [2007-].
  • The name, if spelled correctly in Hungarian, should sound like “Vilmosh Sigmond”.
  • He and László Kovács shot footage of the Soviet invasion and then escaped to the United States where they sold the footage to CBS.
  • Began his career photographing the Hungarian revolution of 1956. Won several international and domestic awards as director of TV commercials.

Vilmos Zsigmond Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
What’s Up Front! 1964 as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Story of the Wholesale Produce Market 1963 Documentary short Cinematographer
Living Between Two Worlds 1963 Cinematographer
The Sadist 1963 director of photography – as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Hajnal elött 1955 Short Cinematographer
A Föld 1953 Short Cinematographer
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks 2014 Cinematographer
God the Father 2014 Documentary Cinematographer
The Mindy Project 2012-2014 TV Series 24 episodes Cinematographer
Compulsion 2013/I Cinematographer
Kickstart Theft 2012 Short Cinematographer
A halálba táncoltatott leány 2011 director of photography Cinematographer
Summer Children 2011 Cinematographer
Louis 2010 Cinematographer
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 2010 Cinematographer
Torn from the Flag: A Film by Klaudia Kovacs 2007 Documentary Cinematographer
Cassandra’s Dream 2007 Cinematographer
The Black Dahlia 2006 Cinematographer
Surrender, Dorothy 2006 TV Movie Cinematographer
Melinda and Melinda 2004 Cinematographer
Medicine Chest 2004 Video short Cinematographer
Jersey Girl 2004 director of photography Cinematographer
Bánk bán 2002 Cinematographer
Life as a House 2001 director of photography Cinematographer
The Body 2001 Cinematographer
The Mists of Avalon 2001 TV Mini-Series 2 episodes Cinematographer
Ljuset håller mig sällskap 2000 Documentary Cinematographer
The Argument 1999 Short Cinematographer
Illegal Music 1998 Cinematographer
Playing by Heart 1998 director of photography Cinematographer
Freak the Mighty 1998 Video short Cinematographer
The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 Cinematographer
Assassins 1995 Cinematographer
The Crossing Guard 1995 Cinematographer
Maverick 1994 Cinematographer
Intersection 1994 director of photography Cinematographer
Sliver 1993 Cinematographer
Stalin 1992 TV Movie Cinematographer
The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990 director of photography Cinematographer
The Two Jakes 1990 Cinematographer
Fat Man and Little Boy 1989 director of photography Cinematographer
Journey to Spirit Island 1988 Cinematographer
The Witches of Eastwick 1987 Cinematographer
Real Genius 1985 Cinematographer
The River 1984 Cinematographer
No Small Affair 1984 Cinematographer
Table for Five 1983 Cinematographer
Jinxed! 1982 Cinematographer
Blow Out 1981 director of photography Cinematographer
Heaven’s Gate 1980 Cinematographer
Making Xanadu: The Musical Fantasy Movie 1980 TV Movie documentary Cinematographer
The Rose 1979 Cinematographer
Flesh & Blood 1979 TV Movie Cinematographer
Winter Kills 1979 Cinematographer
The Deer Hunter 1978 director of photography Cinematographer
Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 director of photography Cinematographer
Obsession 1976 Cinematographer
Death Riders 1976 Documentary Cinematographer
Sweet Revenge 1976 Cinematographer
Iron and Horse 1975 Short director of photography Cinematographer
The Girl from Petrovka 1974 Cinematographer
The Sugarland Express 1974 director of photography Cinematographer
Cinderella Liberty 1973 director of photography Cinematographer
Scarecrow 1973 director of photography Cinematographer
The Long Goodbye 1973 photographed by Cinematographer
Country Music 1972 Cinematographer
Deliverance 1972 director of photography Cinematographer
Images 1972 Cinematographer
The Ski Bum 1971 Cinematographer
The Hired Hand 1971 Cinematographer
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 director of photography Cinematographer
Red Sky at Morning 1971 Cinematographer
Threshold 1971 Short as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Horror of the Blood Monsters 1970 director of photography – as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Baja Marimba Band 1969 TV Movie Cinematographer
Futz 1969 director of photography Cinematographer
Five Bloody Graves 1969 director of photography – as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
The Monitors 1969 director of photography – as William Zsigmund Cinematographer
The Bold Ones: The Protectors 1969 TV Series 1 episode Cinematographer
Satan’s Sadists 1969 uncredited Cinematographer
Hot Rod Action 1969 Documentary director of photography Cinematographer
The Picasso Summer 1969 Cinematographer
Jennie: Wife/Child 1968 as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Prelude 1968 Short Cinematographer
The World of Animals: Big Cats, Little Cats 1968 TV Movie documentary Cinematographer
The Name of the Game Is Kill! 1968 as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
The Road to Nashville 1967 as William Zsigmund Cinematographer
Psycho 1967 director of photography – as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Mondo Mod 1967 Documentary as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Psycho a Go-Go 1965 as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
The Market 1965 TV Movie documentary as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Rat Fink 1965 Cinematographer
Summer Children 1965 as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Tales of a Salesman 1965 as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Deadwood ’76 1965 director of photography – as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
The Nasty Rabbit 1964 as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
The Time Travelers 1964 director of photography – as William Zsigmond Cinematographer
Kickstart Theft 2012 Short camera operator Camera Department
Independent Lens 2009 TV Series documentary still photographer – 1 episode Camera Department
Timeline 2003 director of photography: Los Angeles Camera Department
China Beach 1989-1990 TV Series photographer – 2 episodes Camera Department
The Border 1982 additional photographer / camera operator: additional photography Camera Department
The Last Waltz 1978 Documentary additional director of photography Camera Department
Mahogany 1975 additional photography by – uncredited Camera Department
Dusty and Sweets McGee 1971 additional photographer: Whiskey-A-Go-Go Camera Department
The Cat 1966 nature photographer – as William Zsigmond Camera Department
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? 1964 camera operator – as William Zsigmond Camera Department
Wild Guitar 1962 photographer: second unit – as William Zsigmond Camera Department
Louis 2010 Hungarian Photographer Actor
Maverick 1994 Albert Bierstadt Actor
The Long Shadow 1992 Director
Torn from the Flag: A Film by Klaudia Kovacs 2007 Documentary executive producer Producer
The Bombing 2016 cinematography consultant completed Miscellaneous
Aghápe 2015 Short very special thanks Thanks
Alpha 2015/I Short very special thanks Thanks
Heartfelt Vacation 2009 Short in memory of Thanks
Lymelife 2008 special thanks Thanks
Reflections on Golden Pond 2003 Video documentary short special thanks Thanks
Imagining ‘Images’ 2003 Video documentary short special thanks Thanks
Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes ‘The Long Goodbye’ 2002 Video documentary short thanks Thanks
In Pursuit 2000 Video special thanks Thanks
Visions of Light 1992 Documentary special thanks: AFI Thanks
Summer Children 1965 very special thanks – special edition version Thanks
Phil Stern Eyewitness Documentary post-production Himself Self
Red Roofs Documentary filming Himself Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond 2016 Documentary Himself Self
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 2015 TV Series documentary Himself – Interviewee Self
Painting Jackson County: An Interview with Vilmos Zsigmond 2013 Documentary short Self
Psycho’s Sister: Making ‘The Name of the Game Is Kill’ 2013 Documentary Himself Self
Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on ‘Blow Out’ 2012 Video short Himself Self
Side by Side 2012 Documentary Himself Self
American Masters 2011 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Silhouettes in Shadow and Light 2010 Himself Self
A Cinematic Life: The Art & Influence of Conrad Hall 2010 Video short Himself Self
Light Is Everything: Vilmos Zsigmond on Cinematography 2008 Documentary Himself Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos 2008 Documentary Himself Self
Deliverance: Betraying the River 2007 Video short Himself Self
Deliverance: Delivered 2007 Video short Himself Self
Deliverance: The Journey 2007 Video short Himself Self
Master and the Disciples: Unfinished Conversation About Cinematography 2007 Documentary Himself Self
Wanderlust 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Cinematographer Style 2006 Documentary Himself Self
Who Needs Sleep? 2006 Documentary Self
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven’s Gate 2004 Documentary Himself Self
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Return of ‘The Hired Hand’ 2003 Video documentary Himself Self
Imagining ‘Images’ 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
Who Killed ‘Winter Kills’? 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘N’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood 2003 Documentary Himself Self
Shooting ‘The Deer Hunter’ 2003 Video short Himself Self
Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes ‘The Long Goodbye’ 2002 Video documentary short Himself Self
Character Building: Inside ‘Life as a House’ 2001 Video short documentary Himself Self
The Making of ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ 2001 Video documentary Himself Self
‘Obsession’ Revisited 2001 Video documentary short Himself Self
Ljuset håller mig sällskap 2000 Documentary Himself – Interviewee Self
International Cinematographer’s Guild Heritage Series 1997 TV Series Himself Self
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western 1997 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
A Film és… I.-XIV 1995 TV Series documentary Himself (1995) Self
Visions of Light 1992 Documentary Himself Self
The 50th Annual Academy Awards 1978 TV Special Himself – Winner: Best Cinematography Self
The 88th Annual Academy Awards 2016 TV Special Himself – Memorial Tribute Archive Footage
Altman 2014 Documentary Himself Archive Footage

Vilmos Zsigmond Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival Won
2006 Hollywood Film Award Hollywood Film Awards Cinematographer of the Year The Black Dahlia (2006) Won
2002 Best Film Adaptation of an Opera Camerimage Bánk bán (2002) Won
1999 Lifetime Achievement Award American Society of Cinematographers, USA Won
1999 Maverick Tribute Award Cinequest San Jose Film Festival Won
1997 Lifetime Achievement Award Camerimage Won
1994 CableACE CableACE Awards Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction in a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries Stalin (1992) Won
1993 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special Stalin (1992) Won
1993 ASC Award American Society of Cinematographers, USA Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots Stalin (1992) Won
1980 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography The Deer Hunter (1978) Won
1978 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Cinematography Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Won
1974 NSFC Award National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Best Cinematography The Long Goodbye (1973) Won
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival Nominated
2006 Hollywood Film Award Hollywood Film Awards Cinematographer of the Year The Black Dahlia (2006) Nominated
2002 Best Film Adaptation of an Opera Camerimage Bánk bán (2002) Nominated
1999 Lifetime Achievement Award American Society of Cinematographers, USA Nominated
1999 Maverick Tribute Award Cinequest San Jose Film Festival Nominated
1997 Lifetime Achievement Award Camerimage Nominated
1994 CableACE CableACE Awards Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction in a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries Stalin (1992) Nominated
1993 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special Stalin (1992) Nominated
1993 ASC Award American Society of Cinematographers, USA Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots Stalin (1992) Nominated
1980 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography The Deer Hunter (1978) Nominated
1978 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Cinematography Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Nominated
1974 NSFC Award National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Best Cinematography The Long Goodbye (1973) Nominated

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