Leon Gast
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1 March 1936 (90 years old)
Place of birthJersey City, New Jersey, USA
Known credits17
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. A native o…
The Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up
2025 · Director
Sporting Dreams
2015 · Director
Sporting Dreams
2015 · Writer
Manny
2014 · Director
Smash His Camera
2010 · Director
Soul Power
2009 · Producer
1 Love
2003 · Director
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
2003 · Editor
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
2003 · Producer
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
2003 · Director
Pointer Sisters: All Night Long
2003 · Editor
Pointer Sisters: All Night Long
2003 · Director
Pointer Sisters: All Night Long
2003 · Producer
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
1998 · Director
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
1998 · Editor
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
1998 · Producer
When We Were Kings
1996 · Director
When We Were Kings
1996 · Producer
When We Were Kings
1996 · Editor
When We Were Kings
1996 · Writer
Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story
1996 · Editor
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
1993 · Editor
Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
1993 · Director
Hells Angels Forever
1983 · Director
The Grateful Dead Movie
1977 · Director
Salsa
1976 · Director
Salsa
1976 · Writer
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
1972 · Director
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