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Status
Released
Release
2009
Runtime
1h 26m
"Two heroes. One road. From Budapest to Hollywood, the journey of Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond"
The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot the Soviet crackdown of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. As refugees they struggle in Hollywood, finally breaking into the mainstream with their pivotal contribution to the "American New Wave."
38 Cast Members
László Kovács
Self
Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
Karen Black
Self
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
John Boorman
Self
Sandra Bullock
Self
Graeme Clifford
Self
Allen Daviau
Self
Richard Donner
Self
Bob Fisher
Self
Peter Fonda
Self
Dennis Hopper
Self
Audrey Kovács
Self
Julianna Kovács
Self
Nadia Kovács
Self
Ellen Kuras
Self
Leonard Maltin
Self
Todd McCarthy
Self
Robert McLachlan
Self
Rachel Miner
Self