'The Deer Hunter' cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond dies aged 85

Vilmos Zsigmond

Visionary cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, who escaped his native Hungary to set up in Hollywood and became one of the most acclaimed practitioners of his generation, has died aged 85 in Big Sur, California.

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