Leon Jacques Gast (March 30, 1936 – March 8, 2021)[1] was an American documentary film director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His documentary, When We Were Kings depicts the iconic heavyweight boxing match: The Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. This film would go on to win the 1996 Academy Award for Best 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, which focused on the notorious motorcycle club Hells Angels. The Angels are believed to have learned that Gast put material in the documentary which they didn't prefer. To this end, Gast claimed that the Angels tracked him down and beat him up.[citation needed] Gast also produced works on B.B. King and Celia Cruz.
^Risen, Clay (March 12, 2021). "Leon Gast, Director of 'When We Were Kings,' Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
Leon Jacques Gast (March 30, 1936 – March 8, 2021) was an American documentary film director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His documentary,...
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When We Were Kings is a 1996 American documentary film directed by LeonGast about the "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship boxing match that...
With filmmaker LeonGast directing, the concert footage was shot on six film cameras and the audio recorded on two 16-track machines. Gast remembered "They...
(Spanish: Nuestra Cosa Latina) was a 1972 documentary film directed by LeonGast about the burgeoning Latin music scene in New York City. It focused on...
companion album to the film Manny (2014), by directors Ryan Moore and LeonGast, which chronicled the early life and career of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao...
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Smash His Camera is a 2010 documentary film directed by filmmaker LeonGast about the life and career of paparazzi photographer Ron Galella. The film...
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of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. He also contributed cinematography to LeonGast's Academy Award-winning documentary When We Were Kings, about the "Rumble...
charity. Gast was born in New Jersey and raised in New York City. He is cousin to documentary filmmaker LeonGast. as well as another cousin Eric W. Gast former...
razed. In 1965 on Hoffman Island, eleven people, including the filmmaker LeonGast, were arrested on charges including trespassing and indecent exposure...
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competition. Lifetime achievement awards were given to Academy Award winner LeonGast and Paul Sorvino. Night Club (2011) by director Sam Borowski won awards...
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who served in the New Jersey Senate and as Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey LeonGast (1936–2021), film director, producer, cinematographer and editor best...
an honorary citizen. He was the subject of a 2010 documentary film by LeonGast entitled Smash His Camera. The film's title is a quote from Jacqueline...
murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. 1996 When We Were Kings LeonGast Documentary about the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight fight between Muhammed...
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