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Vilmos Zsigmond

Career

Active from 1963 to 2014, busiest in 1965 and 1971 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Light Keeps Me Company
Light Keeps Me Company
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Vilmos Zsigmond Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Character Study 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Slow Burn 4
  • Tragic Romance 4
  • Emotional Turmoil 3
  • Redemption Arc 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Relationship Dynamics 3
  • Historical Setting 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

6 titles · average score 47
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

God the Father
God the Father (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Compulsion
Compulsion (2013)
GoodWatch score 33

Director of Photography

The Maiden Danced to Death
The Maiden Danced to Death (2011)

Director of Photography

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Louis
Louis (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

as Hungarian Photographer

2000s

11 titles · average score 53
Cassandra's Dream
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Torn from the Flag
Torn from the Flag (2007)

Director of Photography, Executive Producer

The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Surrender, Dorothy
Surrender, Dorothy (2006)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Jersey Girl
Jersey Girl (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Melinda and Melinda
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Ban Bánk
Ban Bánk (2003)

Director of Photography

Timeline
Timeline (2003)
GoodWatch score 37

Second Unit Director of Photography

Life as a House
Life as a House (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

The Body
The Body (2001)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

Light Keeps Me Company
Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

1990s

12 titles · average score 52
The Argument
The Argument (1999)

Director of Photography

Playing by Heart
Playing by Heart (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Assassins
Assassins (1995)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

The Crossing Guard
The Crossing Guard (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Maverick
Maverick (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

as Albert Bierstadt

Intersection
Intersection (1994)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Sliver
Sliver (1993)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

Stalin
Stalin (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow (1992)

Director

The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
GoodWatch score 34

Director of Photography

The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

1980s

11 titles · average score 59
Fat Man and Little Boy
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Journey to Spirit Island
Journey to Spirit Island (1988)

Director of Photography

The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Real Genius
Real Genius (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

The River
The River (1984)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

No Small Affair
No Small Affair (1984)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Table for Five
Table for Five (1983)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Jinxed!
Jinxed! (1982)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

The Border
The Border (1982)
GoodWatch score 61

Additional Photography

Blow Out
Blow Out (1981)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

1970s

26 titles · average score 66
The Rose
The Rose (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Winter Kills
Winter Kills (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

Obsession
Obsession (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye (1973)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

Scarecrow
Scarecrow (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Deliverance
Deliverance (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Images
Images (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

The Hired Hand
The Hired Hand (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

1960s

24 titles · average score 46
The Picasso Summer
The Picasso Summer (1969)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

The Monitors
The Monitors (1969)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Five Bloody Graves
Five Bloody Graves (1969)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

Prelude
Prelude (1968)

Director of Photography

Blood of Ghastly Horror
Blood of Ghastly Horror (1967)
GoodWatch score 30

Director of Photography

Jennie: Wife/Child
Jennie: Wife/Child (1967)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Road to Nashville
Road to Nashville (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Rat Fink
Rat Fink (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

Cinematography, Director of Photography

Summer Children
Summer Children (1965)

Director of Photography

Psycho a Go Go
Psycho a Go Go (1965)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

The Time Travelers
The Time Travelers (1964)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

The Sadist
The Sadist (1963)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography