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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Klugman to Michael Lantieri
Laszlo Kovacs Biography (1933?-)
Given name is sometimes spelled "Lazlo"; born May 14, 1933 (some sources cite1932), near Budapest, Hungary; immigrated to the United States, 1957, naturalized citizen, 1963; son of Imre and Juliana Kovacs; married Audrey A. Vaught, March 18, 1984. Addresses: Agent: Shari Shankewitz, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Birth Details
- May 14, 1933?
- Hungary
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Cinematographer
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The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-up Zombies!!? (also known as Diabolical Dr. Voodoo,
The Incredibly Mixed Up Zombie,
The Incredibly Strange Creature: Or Why I StoppedLiving and Became a Mixed-up Zombie, and The Teenage Psycho Meets Bloody Mary), 1963
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Holiday in Silk (documentary), 1963
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Kiss Me Quick! (also known as Dr. Breedlove and Dr. Breedlove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love), 1964
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Mark of the Gun, 1965
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The Notorious Daughter of Fanny Hill, 1966
- (As Art Radford) A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine, 1966
- (As Leslie Kovacks) Mondo Mod (documentary), 1967
- (As Leslie Kovacs) Hell's Angels on Wheels, U.S. Films, 1967
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A Man Called Dagger, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
- (As Leslie Kovacs) Blood of Dracula's Castle (also known as Castle of Dracula and Dracula's Castle), Paragon, 1967
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Single Room Furnished, Crown, 1968
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Psych-Out (also known as Love Children), American International Pictures, 1968
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The Savage Seven, American International Pictures, 1968
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Targets (also known as Before I Die), Paramount, 1968
- (As Leslie Kovacs) Mantis in Lace (also known as Lila and Lila: Mantis in Lace), 1968
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Easy Rider, Columbia, 1969
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That Cold Day in the Park, Commonwealth, 1969
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The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
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Getting Straight, Columbia, 1970
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Alex in Wonderland, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
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Five Easy Pieces, Columbia, 1970
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Rebel Rousers (also known as Limbo and The Wild Rider), Four Star, 1970
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Hell's Bloody Devils (also known as The Fakers,
Operation M.,
Smashing the Crime Syndicate, and Swastika Savages),1970
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The American Dreamer (documentary), 1970
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The Last Movie (also known as Chinchero), Universal, 1971
- (Uncredited) Dusty and Sweets McGee (documentary), Warner Bros., 1971
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A Day with the Boys (short film), 1971
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Directed by John Ford (short documentary film), 1971
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A Reflection of Fear (also known as Autumn Child and Labyrinth), 1971
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What's Up, Doc?, Warner Bros., 1972
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Pocket Money, National General, 1972
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The King of Marvin Gardens, Columbia, 1972
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Steelyard Blues (also known as The Final Crash), Warner Bros., 1973
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Slither, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
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Paper Moon, Paramount, 1973
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Huckleberry Finn (also known as Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn:A Musical Adaptation), United Artists, 1974
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For Pete's Sake (also known as July Pork Bellies), Columbia, 1974
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Freebie and the Bean, Warner Bros., 1974
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Shampoo, Columbia, 1975
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Baby Blue Marine, Columbia, 1975
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At Long Last Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
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Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976
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Harry and Walter Go to New York, Columbia, 1976
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New York, New York, United Artists, 1977
- (With others) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (also known as CE3K,
The Close Encounter of the Third Kind, and Watch the Skies), Columbia, 1977
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F.I.S.T., United Artists, 1978
- (With others) The Last Waltz, United Artists, 1978
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Paradise Alley, Universal, 1978
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The Rose, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
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Heart Beat, Warner Bros., 1979
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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
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The Runner Stumbles, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
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Inside Moves, Associated, 1980
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Blow Out, Filmways, 1981
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger, EMI, 1981
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Frances, Universal, 1982
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The Toy, Columbia, 1982
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Crackers, Universal, 1984
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Ghostbusters, Universal, 1984
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Mask (also known as Peter Bogdanovich's Mask), Universal, 1985
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Legal Eagles, Universal, 1986
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Little Nikita (also known as The Sleepers), Columbia, 1988
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Say Anything..., Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
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Shattered (also known as Plastic Nightmare), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
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Radio Flyer, Columbia, 1992
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Sliver, Paramount, 1993
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Ruby Cairo (also known as Deception and The Missing Link: Ruby Cairo), Miramax, 1993
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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Warner Bros., 1993
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Living History: Stanley Cortez, ASC (documentary), 1993
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The Scout, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
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The Next Karate Kid, Columbia, 1994
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Copycat (also known as Copykill), Warner Bros., 1995
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Multiplicity, Columbia, 1996
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My Best Friend's Wedding, TriStar, 1997
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Jack Frost (also known as Frost), Warner Bros., 1998
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Return to Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
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Ljuset haaller mig saellskap (documentary; also known as LightKeeps Me Company), First Run Features, 2000
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Miss Congeniality (also known as Miss Undercover), Warner Bros., 2001
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Two Weeks Notice, Warner Bros., 2002
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13 Going on 30, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2004
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Film Director
- (With Vilmos Zsigmond) Lullaby (short film), 1963
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Napfenyes Oszakar (documentary), 1997
- Director (with Zsigmond) of Blue of the Sky (short film); also directed the documentaries Kik azok a zoldek and Oncsod.
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) The idiot, The Nasty Rabbit (also known as Spies A-Go-Go), Fairway, 1965
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The American Dreamer, 1971
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Fekete rozsa, 1979
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Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography (also known as Visions of Light), Kino International, 1993
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Ljuset haaller mig saellskap (documentary; also known as LightKeeps Me Company), First Run Features, 2000
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (documentary), Cactus Three, 2003
- Also appeared in the film Nyitott Ablak.
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Television Cinematographer
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Series
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National Geographic Specials, between 1964 and 1975
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Time-Life Specials: The March of Time, 1965-1966
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Other
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Hungarn in Flammen (special; also known as Revolt in Hungary), CBS, 1957
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Making of the President 1968 (special), 1969
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Family (pilot for The Best Years), 1976
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Television Appearances
- Himself, I Love New York, 2002
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
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Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (also known as Shaking the Cage), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999
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WRITINGS
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Periodicals
- Contributor of articles to periodicals, including American Cinematographer,
American Film,
Dialogue on Film,
Ecran Fantastique,
Filmkultura, and Filmmakers Newsletter.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Schaefer, Dennis and Larry Salvato, Masters of Light: Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers, 1984
- Zone, Ray, editor, New Wave King: The Cinematography of Laszlo Kovacs,ASC, American Society of Cinematographer Press, 2002
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