Directing
Leon Gast
1936 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
16 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Salsa
Director
1 Love
Director
When We Were Kings
Director
Smash His Camera
Director
The Grateful Dead Movie
Director
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
Director
Manny
Director
Sporting Dreams
Director
Soul Power
Producer
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
Director
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
Director
The Grateful Dead Movie
Director