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Leon Gast
Directing
Born March 1, 1936
From 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 t...
Filmography
The Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up
Director
2025
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Sporting Dreams
Director
2015
Manny
Director
20146.4
Smash His Camera
Director
20106.9
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1 Love
Director
20033.7
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
Director
2003
Pointer Sisters: All Night Long
Director
2003
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
Director
19988.0
When We Were Kings
Director
19967.6
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Fania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974
Director
19939.5
Hells Angels Forever
Director
19836.8
The Grateful Dead Movie
Director
19777.1
Salsa
Director
197610.0
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
Director
19728.0