page_title: Vilmos Zsigmond
hierarchical_section_title: Vilmos Zsigmond
caption_attribution_description: English: Vilmos Zsigmond at 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
context_page_description: Vilmos Zsigmond, A.S.C. was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. He was known for his work in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award during his career.
  Zsigmond was born in Szeged, Hungary. He became an American citizen in 1962. Zsigmond died at his home in Big Sur, California at the age of 85.
context_section_description: Vilmos Zsigmond, A.S.C. (June 16, 1930 – January 1, 2016) was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. He was known for his work in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award during his career.
  Zsigmond was born in Szeged, Hungary. He became an American citizen in 1962. Zsigmond died at his home in Big Sur, California at the age of 85.
caption: Vilmos Zsigmond at 43rd KVIFF
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