Leon Gast

Leon Gast

Leon Gast is an American documentary film director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His documentary When We Were Kings depicting the iconic heavyweight boxing match termed The Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman won the 1996 Academy Award for Documentary Feature and the Independent Spirit Award. Gast co-directed the 1977 documentary The Grateful Dead Movie with guitarist Jerry Garcia. The film captured the band's October 1974 five-night performance at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. Gast also co-directed the 1983 film Hell's Angels Forever. A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Gast studied dramatic arts at Columbia University, and in that same period worked the television series High Adventure with writer and broadcaster Lowell Thomas. Gast is also known for his still photography which has appeared in such magazines as Vogue, Esquire, and Harper's Bazaar. Gast's most recent project is a documentary entitled Smash His Camera, a film about paparazzi photographer Ron Galella. The film won "Best Director" of a documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leon Gast, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Popularity : 0.337
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1936-03-01
  • Place of Birth : Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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Leon Gast Movies

  • 1996
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    When We Were Kings

    When We Were Kings

    7.7 1996 HD

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  • 1996
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    When We Were Kings

    When We Were Kings

    7.7 1996 HD

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  • 1996
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    When We Were Kings

    When We Were Kings

    7.7 1996 HD

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  • 2009
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    Soul Power

    Soul Power

    6.3 2009 HD

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  • 2003
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    1 Love

    1 Love

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Grateful Dead

    The Grateful Dead

    7.5 1977 HD

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  • 2010
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    Smash His Camera

    Smash His Camera

    7 2010 HD

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  • 1983
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    Hells Angels Forever

    Hells Angels Forever

    6.7 1983 HD

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  • 2014
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    Manny

    Manny

    6.4 2014 HD

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  • 1993
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    Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974

    Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974

    9.5 1993 HD

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  • 1972
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    Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

    Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

    8 1972 HD

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  • 2015
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    Sporting Dreams

    Sporting Dreams

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2015
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    Sporting Dreams

    Sporting Dreams

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2003
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    B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits

    B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits

    B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits

    B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    Pointer Sisters: All Night Long

    Pointer Sisters: All Night Long

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    Pointer Sisters: All Night Long

    Pointer Sisters: All Night Long

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    Pointer Sisters: All Night Long

    Pointer Sisters: All Night Long

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1996
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    When We Were Kings

    When We Were Kings

    7.7 1996 HD

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  • 1976
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    Salsa

    Salsa

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    Salsa

    Salsa

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1993
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    Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

    Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

    8 1993 HD

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  • 1996
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    Muhammad Ali The Whole Story

    Muhammad Ali The Whole Story

    8 1996 HD

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  • 1998
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    B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

    B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

    7 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

    B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

    7 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

    B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

    7 1998 HD

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