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Vilmos Zsigmond ASC (Hungarian: [ˈvilmoʃ ˈʒiɡmond]; 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.
- Cinematographer
- January 1, 2016 (aged 85), Big Sur, California, U.S.
- 1955–2016
Vilmos Zsigmond. Cinematographer: The Black Dahlia. 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).
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- January 1, 2016
- June 16, 1930
Jan 5, 2016 · Vilmos Zsigmond, a Hungarian-born cinematographer who helped shape the look of American movies in the 1970s, ’80s and beyond, among other things lending a hyper-real glow to the arrival of...
Jan 4, 2016 · The cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, who has died aged 85, arrived in the US in 1956, having fled his native Hungary as Russian tanks put down the Hungarian revolution. Over the next few...
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- Ronald Bergan
Jan 6, 2016 · Vilmos Zsigmond: the cinematographer who transformed how films look. Along with his lifelong friend, László Kovács, the late Hungarian was a master of lenses and light, and their combined...
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- John Patterson
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Jan 5, 2016 · This is FRESH AIR. The cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond died Friday at age 85. He won an Academy Award for cinematography for "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind." He also shot "The Deer...
Jan 3, 2016 · Hungarian-born Zsigmond was a master of lighting and composition, working with directors like Spielberg, Altman and De Palma. He shot classics like "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Deliverance" and "The Deer Hunter," and received four Oscar nominations.
