LEON GAST
Leon Gast
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: March 1, 1936
Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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
Production
Director
2015·
Sporting DreamsWriter, Director
2014·
MannyDirector
2010·
Smash His CameraDirector
2009·
Soul PowerProducer
Editor, Producer, Director
Editor, Producer, Director
2003·
1 LoveDirector
Producer, Editor, Director
Editor
1996·
When We Were KingsWriter, Editor, Producer, Director
Editor
Director
1983·
Hells Angels ForeverDirector
Director
1976·
SalsaWriter, Director
Director