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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Along with László Kovács, a fellow student who fled Hungary in 1956... more
Trivia:
Owns a camera, lighting and grip company in Budapest. more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
9 wins
&
11 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
'70s behind-the-camera greats: How Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond put the cinema in cinematography
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 18 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
My Hollywood Breakthrough: We Destroyed the Film
(From The Wrap. 15 November 2009, 5:41 PM, PST)
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 18 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
My Hollywood Breakthrough: We Destroyed the Film
(From The Wrap. 15 November 2009, 5:41 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
William Zsigmond | William Zsigmund
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department, Actor, Producer, Director, Thanks, Self
In Development: 
- Three Dog Night (details only on IMDbPro)
Cinematographer:
- A Half of Two Lives (2010) (announced)
- The Maiden Danced to Death (2010) (pre-production)
- King Shot (2010) (pre-production)
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) (post-production)
- Louis (2010) (post-production)
- Bolden! (2010) (post-production)
- Torn from the Flag: A Film by Klaudia Kovacs (2007)
- Cassandra's Dream (2007)
... aka Le rêve de Cassandre (France) - The Black Dahlia (2006)
... aka Black Dahlia (Germany)
... aka Die schwarze Dahlie (Germany: TV title) - Surrender Dorothy (2006) (TV)
- Melinda and Melinda (2004)
- Medicine Chest (2004) (V)
- Jersey Girl (2004)
- Life as a House (2001)
- The Mists of Avalon (2001) (TV)
... aka Die Nebel von Avalon (Germany) - The Body (2001)
... aka Das geheimnisvolle Grab (Germany)
... aka The Body - Das geheimnisvolle Grab (Germany: TV title) - Bánk bán (2001)
- Ljuset håller mig sällskap (2000)
... aka Light Keeps Me Company (Europe: English title)
... aka Sven Nykvist: Light Keeps Me Company (USA: DVD title) - The Argument (1999)
- Playing by Heart (1998)
- The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
- Assassins (1995)
... aka Assassins (France)
... aka Day of Reckoning - The Crossing Guard (1995)
- Maverick (1994)
- Intersection (1994)
- Sliver (1993)
- Stalin (1992) (TV)
... aka Sztálin (Hungary) - The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
- The Two Jakes (1990)
- Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
... aka Shadow Makers (UK) - Journey to Spirit Island (1988)
- The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
- Real Genius (1985)
- The River (1984)
- No Small Affair (1984)
- Table for Five (1983)
- Jinxed! (1982)
- Blow Out (1981)
- Heaven's Gate (1980)
... aka Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (USA: complete title) - The Rose (1979)
- Flesh & Blood (1979) (TV)
- Winter Kills (1979)
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (director of photography)
... aka CE3K (USA: informal short title)
... aka The Special Edition: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (USA: reissue title) - Obsession (1976)
- Death Riders (1976)
- Sweet Revenge (1976)
... aka Dandy, the All American Girl (USA: TV title) - The Girl from Petrovka (1974)
- The Sugarland Express (1974)
- Cinderella Liberty (1973)
- Scarecrow (1973)
- The Long Goodbye (1973)
- Deliverance (1972)
- Images (1972)
- Blood of Ghastly Horror (1972) (as William Zsigmond)
... aka Echo of Terror
... aka Psycho a Go-Go (USA: video title)
... aka The Man with the Synthetic Brain (USA: TV title) - The Ski Bum (1971)
... aka Point Zero - The Hired Hand (1971)
- McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
- Red Sky at Morning (1971)
... aka That Same Summer (USA: poster title) - Five Bloody Graves (1970) (as William Zsigmond)
... aka Five Bloody Days to Tombstone
... aka Gun Riders
... aka The Lonely Man - Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970) (as William Zsigmund)
... aka Blood Creatures from the Prehistoric Planet
... aka Creatures of the Prehistoric Planet (USA: alternative title)
... aka Creatures of the Red Planet (USA: alternative title)
... aka Space Mission to the Lost Planet (International: English title: video title (TV title))
... aka Vampire Men of the Lost Planet (USA: TV title (video title)) - Futz! (1969)
- The Monitors (1969)
- "The Bold Ones: The Protectors" (1 episode, 1969)
- A Case of Good Whiskey at Christmas Time (1969) TV episode - Satan's Sadists (1969) (uncredited)
... aka Nightmare Bloodbath (USA: reissue title) - The Picasso Summer (1969)
- The World of Animals: Big Cats, Little Cats (1968) (TV)
- The Name of the Game Is Kill (1968)
... aka The Female Trap - Prelude (1968)
- Jennie: Wife/Child (1968)
... aka Tender Grass - Mondo Mod (1967) (as William Zsigmond)
- The Road to Nashville (1967) (as William Zsigmund)
- Rat Fink (1965)
... aka My Soul Runs Naked
... aka Wild and Willing (USA: alternative title) - Tales of a Salesman (1965) (as William Zsigmond)
- Deadwood '76 (1965) (as William Zsigmond)
- Psycho a Go-Go (1965) (as William Zsigmond)
... aka Echo of Terror (USA: alternative title) - Summer Children (1965) (as William Zsigmond)
... aka A Hot Summer Game (USA: alternative title) - The Market (1965) (TV) (as William Zsigmond)
- The Nasty Rabbit (1964) (as William Zsigmond)
... aka Spies-a-Go-Go - The Time Travelers (1964) (as William Zsigmond)
... aka Depths of the Unknown
... aka The Return of the Time Traveler
... aka The Return of the Time Travelers
... aka This Time Tomorrow
... aka Time Trap - What's Up Front! (1964) (as William Zsigmond)
... aka A Fourth for Marriage
... aka The Fall Guy - Living Between Two Worlds (1963)
- The Sadist (1963) (as William Zsigmond)
... aka Profile of Terror (USA: TV title)
... aka Sweet Baby Charlie (USA: reissue title) - Hajnal elött (1955)
Camera and Electrical Department:
- "Independent Lens" (still photographer) (1 episode, 2009)
- No Subtitles Necessary: László and Vilmos (2009) TV episode (still photographer) - Timeline (2003) (director of photography: Los Angeles)
- "China Beach" (photographer: special interview sequences) (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
- Souvenirs (1990) TV episode (photographer: special interview sequences)
- Vets (1989) TV episode (photographer: special interview sequences) - The Border (1982) (additional photographer) (camera operator: additional photography)
- The Last Waltz (1978) (additional director of photography)
- The Cat (1966) (nature photographer) (as William Zsigmond)
- The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (1964) (camera operator) (as William Zsigmond)
... aka Diabolical Dr. Voodoo
... aka The Incredibly Mixed Up Zombie
... aka The Incredibly Strange Creature: Or Why I Stopped Living and Became a Mixed-up Zombie (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Teenage Psycho Meets Bloody Mary - Wild Guitar (1962) (director of photography: second unit) (as William Zsigmond)
Actor:
- Louis (2010) (post-production) .... Hungarian Photographer
- Maverick (1994) .... Albert Bierstadt
Producer:
- Torn from the Flag: A Film by Klaudia Kovacs (2007) (executive producer)
Director:
- The Long Shadow (1992)
... aka A tékozló apa (Hungary)
Thanks:
- Lymelife (2008) (special thanks)
- Reflections on Golden Pond (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- Imagining 'Images' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye' (2002) (V) (thanks)
- In Pursuit (2001) (V) (special thanks)
... aka Rules of the Game (USA: DVD title) - Visions of Light (1992) (special thanks from AFI)
... aka Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography - Summer Children (1965) (very special thanks) (special edition re-release)
... aka A Hot Summer Game (USA: alternative title)
Self:
- No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) .... Himself
- Light Is Everything: Vilmos Zsigmond on Cinematography (2008) .... Himself
- Deliverance: Betraying the River (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Deliverance: Delivered (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Deliverance: The Journey (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Master and the Disciples: Unfinished Conversation About Cinematography (2007) .... Himself
- Wanderlust (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Cinematographer Style (2006) .... Himself
- Who Needs Sleep? (2006)
- Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (2004) .... Himself
... aka Final Cut: The Making of 'Heaven's Gate' and the Unmaking of a Studio (USA: TV title) - Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- The Return of 'The Hired Hand' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Imagining 'Images' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) .... Himself
- Shooting 'The Deer Hunter' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- 'Obsession' Revisited (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Character Building: Inside 'Life as a House' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Ljuset håller mig sällskap (2000) .... Himself - Interviewee
... aka Light Keeps Me Company (Europe: English title)
... aka Sven Nykvist: Light Keeps Me Company (USA: DVD title) - Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- Visions of Light (1992) .... Himself
... aka Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography - The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
Additional Details
Other Works:
(2001) Theatrical commercial, L.A. Times (on camera)
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