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Vilmos Zsigmond
1930-2016
Known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Deer Hunter, Deliverance.
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Born06/16/1930
Died01/01/2016
AgeDied at 85
BirthplaceSzeged, Hungary
DepartmentCamera
Also known asWilliam Zsigmond, William Zsigmund
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.
