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♪ >> i did not even think about death. but [indistinct] going through that, i should be. anybody with a camera was shot. immediately. that time, i did not think about it. i found out [indistinct] >> anthony: you were alive and holding a camera at a very important time in history. >> it is very easy to make beautiful pictures. but pictures which mean something more than what is in it. that is a totally different story. ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world the league felt the...

Also would go on to become a legendary cinematographer. then in 1956, something amazing happened. >> painted emblems of tyranny went down as hungarian patriots for 10 glorious days sent the russian army pitted against tanks. >> the statue of stalin used to be here. the first night actually when the revolution started, the people wanted to take the statue down. it took more than a couple hours actually to the cut mr. stalins legs off. they were paraded around the city the next day. people to piec...

>> anthony: vilmos eeman, a legendary cinematographer if you dont know the name, you sure as hell know his work. the oscar-winning close encounters. the deer hunter. his absolutely relevant -- revolutionary work on mrs. miller. the long goodbye. deliverance. he created a whole new palette into crazy risks and changed film language in ways people still try to imitate. and he is making our camera crew very nervous, i can tell you. self-taught yourself. you taught yourself to shoot. >> i always tri...

Anthony samples chicken liver, fishermans soup, blood sausage and goulash in Budapest.