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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) -- NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: LASZLO AND VILMOS. The lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond and their impact on American cinema. As film students in Hungary, Laszlo and Vilmos took to the war-torn streets of Budapest to shoot footage of the Russian invasion, and subsequently volunteered to smuggle it out of the country. Barely escaping with their lives, the two friends fled to America and settled in Hollywood, eventually saving enough money to buy their own 16mm camera. After working on a string of low-budget horror and biker movies, both men soon rose to prominence in the late 60's and 70's, shooting the films that defined what came to be known as the American New Wave: Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Deliverance, Paper Moon, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more. Working with directors including Robert Altman, Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Martin Scorsese, they helped create a new American film aesthetic, and pioneered innovative, fearless ways to tell stories. “When it comes to Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond, it's clear that the American New Wave of the late 1960's and early '70s wouldn't have flowered as it did without them." – Leonard Maltin Told through interviews with Laszlo (who died in 2007) and Vilmos, as well as directors including Rafelson, Bogdanovich, John Boorman, Graeme Clifford, Richard Donner, William Richert, Mark Rydell, composer John Williams and actors such as Jon Voight, Peter Fonda, Sandra Bullock, Karen Black, Dennis Hopper and Sharon Stone, NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY is an intimate portrait of two giants of modern imagemaking and their deep bond of brotherhood that transcended every imaginable boundary. Two heroes. One road.
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (1995) -- This provacative FOX Network "prime time" television special investigates the purported "Alien Autopsy" footage that was allegedly filmed by the United States military after the legendary UFO crash near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.

Overview

Date of Birth:
14 June 1942, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
Shot the digital camera tests for the Robert Zemeckis film The Polar Express (2004). more
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
That's not the IMAX I grew up with
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 29 May 2009, 2:05 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Special Effects, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Cinematographer:
  1. How to Be a Hollywood Player in Less Than Ten Minutes (2004) (director of photography)
  2. Van Helsing (2004)
    ... aka Van Helsing (Czech Republic)
  3. Olive or Twist 2004 (2004)
  4. Digital Video Essentials (2003) (V) (segments)
  5. The Routine (2002)
  6. New Gladiators (2002)
  7. Sweet (2001)
  8. The Translator (2000)

  9. The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
  10. Congo (1995)
  11. Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell II - Picture Show (1994) (V) (director of photography) (music video "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are")
  12. Fearless (1993) (director of photography)
  13. Bugsy (1991) (director of photography)
  14. Defending Your Life (1991)
  15. Avalon (1990)

  16. Empire of the Sun (1987)
  17. Harry and the Hendersons (1987) (director of photography)
    ... aka Bigfoot (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Bigfoot and the Hendersons (UK)
  18. The Color Purple (1985)
  19. "Amazing Stories" (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
        - Ghost Train (1985) TV episode (director of photography)
  20. The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
  21. The Doors: Dance on Fire (1985) (V) (director of photography) (video "LA Woman")
  22. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segments 2, 4)
  23. Legs (1983) (TV)
    ... aka Rockettes (UK: video title)
  24. Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982)
    ... aka Harry Tracy
    ... aka Harry Tracy: Dead or Alive (UK)
  25. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (director of photography)
    ... aka E.T. (USA: short title)
    ... aka E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary (USA: longer version)
  26. Rage! (1980) (TV)
  27. The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980) (TV)

  28. The Streets of L.A. (1979) (TV)
  29. Names of Sin (1975)
  30. Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
    ... aka Firesign Theatre Sez: 'Everything You Know Is Wrong' (USA)
  31. Mother Tiger Mother Tiger (1974)
  32. The Brothers O'Toole (1973)
  33. Say Goodbye (1971)
  34. Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971) (TV)
    ... aka Mooch (USA: video title)

  35. Amblin' (1968) (photographed by)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. Video Essentials (1996) (V) (photographer: Jenifer Wymore with test charts)

  2. Top Secret! (1984) (director of photography: additional photography)
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (director of photography: California)
  4. Racing with the Moon (1984) (director of photography: additional photography) (uncredited)
  5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (additional photographer) (1980 special edition: Gobi Desert sequence) (uncredited)
    ... aka CE3K (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka The Special Edition: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (USA: reissue title)

  6. Say Goodbye (1971) (camera operator)

  7. The Trip (1967/II) (assistant camera)
  8. Slipstream (1967) (camera operator)
Actor:
  1. Cinema Scene (2005) (V) .... Guest
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Visions of Light (1992) (co-chairman: ASC education committee)
    ... aka Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
Special Effects:
  1. The Trip (1967/II) (special psychedelic effects producer)
Thanks:
  1. Causality (2004) (special thanks)
  2. A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
  3. Cultivating a Classic: The Making of 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
  4. Hearts in Atlantis (2001) (thanks)

  5. Smoke Signals (1998) (thanks)
    ... aka Le secret des cendres (Canada: French title)
  6. Visions of Light (1992) (special thanks from AFI)
    ... aka Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
Self:
  1. Lost Forever (2009) (post-production) .... Himself

  2. No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) .... Himself
  3. "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
        - Brad Grey (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Cinematographer Style (2006) .... Himself
  5. The Informer: Out of the Fog (2006) (V) .... Himself
  6. Cultivating a Classic: The Making of 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  7. Tune in Trip Out (2003) (V) .... Himself
  8. Allen Daviau, ASC on Psychedelic Film Effects (2003) (V) .... Himself
  9. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (V) .... Himself
  10. Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of 'E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary (2002) (V)
  11. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) .... Himself

  12. Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  13. The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - A Look Back (USA: cut version)
  14. Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  15. Visions of Light (1992) .... Himself
    ... aka Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
Archive Footage:
  1. Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (2003) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Director of photography for Meat Loaf music video "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" (1994). more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 1 Article more
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Drama | Documentary | Short | Comedy more
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