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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.

Overview

Mini Biography:
Ace cinematographer Owen Roizman was born on September 22, 1936 in Brooklyn... more
Trivia:
Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
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Filmography

Cinematographer:
  1. French Kiss (1995)
    ... aka Paris Match
  2. Wyatt Earp (1994)
  3. Grand Canyon (1991)
  4. The Addams Family (1991) (director of photography)
  5. Havana (1990/I)
  6. I Love You to Death (1990)

  7. Vision Quest (1985)
    ... aka Crazy for You (Philippines: English title)
  8. Tootsie (1982)
  9. Taps (1981)
    ... aka The Siege at Bunker Hill: T.A.P.S (UK: TV title)
  10. Absence of Malice (1981)
  11. True Confessions (1981)
  12. The Black Marble (1980)

  13. The Electric Horseman (1979)
  14. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
    ... aka Banda de los corazones
  15. Straight Time (1978)
  16. Network (1976)
  17. Independence (1976)
  18. The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
  19. Three Days of the Condor (1975)
    ... aka 3 Days of the Condor (Australia)
  20. The Stepford Wives (1975)
  21. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) (director of photography)
    ... aka El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres (USA: Spanish title: dubbed version)
    ... aka Pelham 1-2-3 (Europe: English title: video box title)
  22. The Exorcist (1973) (director of photography)
    ... aka The Exorcist 2000 (Australia: cable TV title)
    ... aka The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet (USA: recut version)
    ... aka The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist (USA: reissue title)
  23. The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
    ... aka Neil Simon's The Heartbreak Kid (USA: complete title)
  24. Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV)
  25. Play It Again, Sam (1972)
    ... aka Aspirins for Three
  26. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
    ... aka The Gang That Couldn't Shoot (UK: cable TV title)
  27. The French Connection (1971)
  28. Stop (1970)
Actor:
  1. Wyatt Earp (1994) .... Danny
  2. Havana (1990/I) .... Santos
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. The Rose (1979) (additional photographer: concert scenes)
Thanks:
  1. Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) (special thanks)
    ... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA: alternative title)

  2. Visions of Light (1992) (special thanks from AFI)
    ... aka Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
Self:
  1. No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) .... Himself
  2. Shadows of Suspense (2006) (V) .... Himself
  3. Cinematographer Style (2006) .... Himself
  4. 'Network': The Style (2006) (V) .... Himself
  5. 'Network': Mad as Hell - The Creation of a Movie Moment (2006) (V) .... Himself
  6. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Linda Blair: Turning Heads (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Voice of the Camera (2003) (V) .... Himself
  8. Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) .... Himself - Cinematographer
    ... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA: alternative title)
  9. The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Director of Photography

  10. The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Director of Photography
  11. Wyatt Earp: Walk with a Legend (1994) (TV) .... Himself - Director of Photography
  12. Visions of Light (1992) .... Himself
    ... aka Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography

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