Vilmos Zsigmond filmography

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Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, also formerly credited as William Zsigmond, was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Cinematography ( Close Encounters of the Third Kind , The Deer Hunter , The River , and The Black Dahlia ), winning once for his work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. [1] He also won two American Society of Cinematographers Awards, one Primetime Emmy Award, and one British Academy Film Award.

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This article includes all of Zsigmond's credits as a cinematographer both in film and television.

Short films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1953A FöldJózsef Zsuffa
1955Hajnal elött
1968Prelude John Astin
19671999 A.D. Lee Madden
1971ThresholdJ. Maynard Lovins
Stan Wells
1975Iron and HorseKarl Bardosh
1999The Argument Donald Cammell Filmed in 1971
2004Medicine ChestDouglas Busby
2012Kickstart TheftFred Goodich

Feature films

YearFilmDirectorNotes
1963 The Sadist James Landis
Living Between Two Worlds Bobby Johnson
1964What's Up Front!Bob Wehling
The Time Travelers Ib Melchior
The Nasty Rabbit James Landis
1965 Deadwood '76
Tales of a SalesmanDon Russell
Summer ChildrenJames Bruner
Rat FinkJames Landis
Psycho A-Go-Go Al Adamson
1967 The Road to Nashville Will Zens Shared credit with Leif Rise
1968 The Name of the Game Is Kill! Gunnar Hellström
Jennie: Wife/ChildRobert Carl Cohen
James Landis
1969 The Picasso Summer Serge Bourguignon
Robert Sallin
The Monitors Jack Shea
Five Bloody Graves Al Adamson
Futz Tom O'Horgan
1970Horror of the Blood MonstersAl Adamson
1971 Red Sky at Morning James Goldstone
McCabe & Mrs. Miller Robert Altman
The Hired Hand Peter Fonda
The Ski BumBruce D. Clark
1972 Images Robert Altman
Deliverance John Boorman
Country MusicRobert Hinkle
1973 The Long Goodbye Robert Altman
Scarecrow Jerry Schatzberg
Cinderella Liberty Mark Rydell
1974 The Sugarland Express Steven Spielberg
The Girl from Petrovka Robert Ellis Miller
1976 Sweet Revenge Jerry Schatzberg
Obsession Brian De Palma
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg
1978 The Deer Hunter Michael Cimino
1979 Winter Kills William Richert
The Rose Mark Rydell
1980 Heaven's Gate Michael Cimino
1981 Blow Out Brian De Palma
1982 Jinxed! Don Siegel
1983 Table for Five Robert Lieberman
1984 No Small Affair Jerry Schatzberg
The River Mark Rydell
1985 Real Genius Martha Coolidge
1987 The Witches of Eastwick George Miller
1988 Journey to Spirit Island László Pal
1989 Fat Man and Little Boy Roland Joffé
1990 The Two Jakes Jack Nicholson
The Bonfire of the Vanities Brian De Palma
1993 Sliver Phillip Noyce
1994 Intersection Mark Rydell
Maverick Richard Donner
1995 The Crossing Guard Sean Penn
Assassins Richard Donner
1996 The Ghost and the Darkness Stephen Hopkins
1998 Playing by Heart Willard Carroll
Illegal MusicZane Zidel
2001 Life as a House Irwin Winkler
The Body Jonas McCord
2002Bánk bán Csaba Káel
2004 Jersey Girl Kevin Smith
Melinda and Melinda Woody Allen
2006 The Black Dahlia Brian De Palma
2007 Cassandra's Dream Woody Allen
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Louis Dan Pritzker
2011 The Maiden Danced to Death Endre HulesShared credit with Zoltan Honti
2013 Compulsion Egidio Coccimiglio
2014 Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Arthur Allan Seidelman

Documentary

YearFilmDirectorNotes
1963Story of the Wholesale Produce MarketLeonard GreenbergDocumentary short
1967Mondo ModPeter Perry Jr.
1969Hot Rod ActionGene McCabe
1976Death RidersJim Wilson
2000Ljuset håller mig sällskapCarl-Gustav Nykvist
2007 Torn from the Flag Endre Hules
Klaudia Kovacs
2014God the Father Simon Fellows
2016Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondPierre Filmon

Television

TV series

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1969The Bold Ones: The Protectors Robert Day Episode "A Case of Good Whiskey at Christmas Time"
2001 The Mists of Avalon Uli Edel 2 episodes
2012–14 The Mindy Project Charles McDougall
Michael Weaver
Michael Spiller
3 episodes

TV documentary films

YearTitleDirector
1965The MarketJack Shepard
1968The World of Animals: Big Cats, Little CatsBud Wiser
1980Making Xanadu: The Musical Fantasy Movie Alan Metter

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
1969Baja Marimba BandBill Edwards
1979Flesh & Blood Jud Taylor
1992 Stalin Ivan Passer
2006Surrender, Dorothy Charles McDougall

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References

  1. Dagan, Carmel (January 3, 2016). "Vilmos Zsigmond, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer, Dies at 85". Variety . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved November 14, 2016.