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László Kovács

Highest Rated: 100% Light Keeps Me Company (2000)

Lowest Rated: 7% Nickelodeon (1976)

Birthday: May 14, 1933

Birthplace: Cece, Hungary

Veteran cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs is best known for his award-winning work on "Easy Rider" and "Five Easy Pieces." He studied cinema at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest where he met fellow student Vilmos Zsigmond, with whom he shot secret footage of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Kovacs settled in the United States and worked at several manual labor jobs, including printing microfilm, before his breakthrough in the 1969 film "Easy Rider," directed by Dennis Hopper. Kovacs filmed more than 70 motion pictures throughout his career and collaborated numerous times with director Peter Bogdanovich. The two worked together on the films "Targets," "What's Up, Doc?," "Paper Moon," "At Long Last Love," "Nickelodeon" and "Mask." Other non-Bogdanovich credits include "Jack Frost," "Multiplicity" and "The Next Karate Kid." He died in his sleep at his home in Beverly Hills, California, on July 22 2007. Kovacs was the recipient of the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.

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Highest rated movies

100% 69% Light Keeps Me Company
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98% 85% Say Anything... Watchlist 95% 88% Ghostbusters Watchlist
90% 94% Paper Moon
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89% 88% What's Up, Doc?
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89% 81% Targets
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89% 84% Five Easy Pieces
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84% 82% Easy Rider Watchlist 74% 73% My Best Friend's Wedding Watchlist
72% 58% The King of Marvin Gardens
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Filmography

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42% 59% Two Weeks Notice Cinematographer $93.3M 2002
100% 69% Light Keeps Me Company Unknown (Character) - 2000
41% 69% Miss Congeniality Cinematographer $106.8M 2000
62% 80% Return to Me Cinematographer $32.7M 2000
19% 40% Jack Frost Cinematographer $34.5M 1998
74% 73% My Best Friend's Wedding Cinematographer $126.8M 1997
45% 49% Multiplicity Cinematographer $20.1M 1996
50% 42% Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Cinematographer $28.0M 1995
32% 21% The Scout Cinematographer $2.6M 1994
No Score Yet 27% Ruby Cairo Cinematographer $299.8K 1993
36% 60% Shattered Cinematographer $11.1M 1991
98% 85% Say Anything... Cinematographer $20.0M 1989
53% 45% Little Nikita Cinematographer $1.5M 1988
41% 32% Legal Eagles Cinematographer $47.2M 1986
95% 88% Ghostbusters Cinematographer $298.5M 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Grizzly II: Revenge Cinematographer - 1983
67% 78% Frances Cinematographer - 1982
No Score Yet 41% The Legend of the Lone Ranger Cinematographer - 1981
20% 40% Heart Beat Cinematographer - 1980
67% 76% Inside Moves Cinematographer - 1980
33% 51% Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Cinematographer - 1979
67% 55% F.I.S.T. Cinematographer - 1978
40% 44% Paradise Alley Cinematographer - 1978
57% 58% New York, New York Cinematographer $91.9K 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Baby Blue Marine Cinematographer - 1976
50% 32% Harry and Walter Go to New York Cinematographer - 1976
7% 49% Nickelodeon Cinematographer - 1976
68% 56% Shampoo Cinematographer - 1975
No Score Yet 43% A Reflection of Fear Cinematographer - 1973
90% 94% Paper Moon Cinematographer - 1973
57% 56% Slither Cinematographer - 1973
50% 32% Pocket Money Cinematographer - 1972
72% 58% The King of Marvin Gardens Cinematographer - 1972
89% 88% What's Up, Doc? Cinematographer - 1972
33% 41% Getting Straight Cinematographer - 1970
No Score Yet 31% Alex in Wonderland Cinematographer - 1970
89% 84% Five Easy Pieces Cinematographer - 1970
84% 82% Easy Rider Cinematographer - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mark of the Gun Cinematographer - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Day With the Boys Cinematographer - 1969
No Score Yet 43% Single Room Furnished Cinematographer - 1968
No Score Yet 43% The Savage Seven Cinematographer - 1968
89% 81% Targets Cinematographer - 1968
No Score Yet 11% Dracula's Castle Cinematographer - 1967
33% 38% Hell's Angels on Wheels Cinematographer - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mondo Mod Cinematographer - 1967
No Score Yet 78% A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine Cinematographer - 1966