Leon Gast
Nascimento : 1936-03-01, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
História
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 of Jersey City, New Jersey, Gast studied dramatic arts at Columbia University, and in that same period worked the television series High Adventure with writer and broadcaster Lowell Thomas. Gast is also known for his still photography which has appeared in such magazines as Vogue, Esquire, and Harper's Bazaar.
Gast's most recent project is a documentary entitled Smash His Camera, a film about paparazzi photographer Ron Galella. The film won "Best Director" of a documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
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Director
From abject poverty to becoming a ten-time boxing world champion, congressman, and international icon, Manny Pacquiao is the true definition of a Cinderella story. In the Philippines, he first entered the ring as a sixteen-year-old weighing ninety-eight pounds with the goal of earning money to feed his family. Now, almost twenty years later, when he fights, the country of 100 million people comes to a complete standstill to watch. Regarded for his ability to bring people together, Pacquiao entered the political arena in 2010. As history’s first boxing congressman, Pacquiao now fights for his people both inside and outside of the ring. Now at the height of his career, he is faced with maneuvering an unscrupulous sport while maintaining his political duties. The question now is, what bridge is too far for Manny Pacquiao to cross?
Director
A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi.
Producer
Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.
Director
From the Academy Award-winning director of When We Were Kings comes this enthralling tribute to the timeless power and magic of basketball.
Editor
1. Introduction 2. To Know You Is To Love You 3. I Believe In Myself 4. Why I Sing The Blues 5. Ain't Nobody Home 6. Sweet Sixteen 7. The Thrill Is Gone 8. Guess Who 9. I Like To Live The Love That I Sing About 10. Black Blues
Producer
1. Introduction 2. To Know You Is To Love You 3. I Believe In Myself 4. Why I Sing The Blues 5. Ain't Nobody Home 6. Sweet Sixteen 7. The Thrill Is Gone 8. Guess Who 9. I Like To Live The Love That I Sing About 10. Black Blues
Director
1. Introduction 2. To Know You Is To Love You 3. I Believe In Myself 4. Why I Sing The Blues 5. Ain't Nobody Home 6. Sweet Sixteen 7. The Thrill Is Gone 8. Guess Who 9. I Like To Live The Love That I Sing About 10. Black Blues
Editor
SONGS
1. Hands Up
2. All Night Long
3. Steam Heat
4. Salt Peanuts
5. Swanee River Medley
6. Old Songs
7. Ba Meir Bist Du Schien
8. That's Aplenty
9. Alexandra's Ragtime Band
10. I Wish I Could Shimmy
11. Yes We Can
12. Love Up In Them Hills In 1974 The Pointer Sisters were at the height of their fame. In that year they performed in Kinshasa (Zaïre) in front of 80,000 people. This was during a music festival in honor of the fight of the century between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman. On this DVD you can see how "The Sisters" are playing the 80,000 strong audience and the audience is playing them... Leon Gast (Academy Award winner for When We Were Kings) filmed this extraordinary concert. Now enjoy this historical and unforgettable concert on DVD.
Producer
SONGS
1. Hands Up
2. All Night Long
3. Steam Heat
4. Salt Peanuts
5. Swanee River Medley
6. Old Songs
7. Ba Meir Bist Du Schien
8. That's Aplenty
9. Alexandra's Ragtime Band
10. I Wish I Could Shimmy
11. Yes We Can
12. Love Up In Them Hills In 1974 The Pointer Sisters were at the height of their fame. In that year they performed in Kinshasa (Zaïre) in front of 80,000 people. This was during a music festival in honor of the fight of the century between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman. On this DVD you can see how "The Sisters" are playing the 80,000 strong audience and the audience is playing them... Leon Gast (Academy Award winner for When We Were Kings) filmed this extraordinary concert. Now enjoy this historical and unforgettable concert on DVD.
Director
SONGS
1. Hands Up
2. All Night Long
3. Steam Heat
4. Salt Peanuts
5. Swanee River Medley
6. Old Songs
7. Ba Meir Bist Du Schien
8. That's Aplenty
9. Alexandra's Ragtime Band
10. I Wish I Could Shimmy
11. Yes We Can
12. Love Up In Them Hills In 1974 The Pointer Sisters were at the height of their fame. In that year they performed in Kinshasa (Zaïre) in front of 80,000 people. This was during a music festival in honor of the fight of the century between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman. On this DVD you can see how "The Sisters" are playing the 80,000 strong audience and the audience is playing them... Leon Gast (Academy Award winner for When We Were Kings) filmed this extraordinary concert. Now enjoy this historical and unforgettable concert on DVD.
Producer
In 1974, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held their heavyweight title fight in Zaire, billing it as the "Rumble in the Jungle". A three-day music festival was staged concurrently, and B.B. King was the headlining act. Anyone who has ever had the fortune to see B.B. King play live, even in his later, seated years knows that he is a consummate showman. B.B. King: Live in Africa '74 presents the man at the peak of his powers, as a performer and as a player.
Editor
In 1974, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held their heavyweight title fight in Zaire, billing it as the "Rumble in the Jungle". A three-day music festival was staged concurrently, and B.B. King was the headlining act. Anyone who has ever had the fortune to see B.B. King play live, even in his later, seated years knows that he is a consummate showman. B.B. King: Live in Africa '74 presents the man at the peak of his powers, as a performer and as a player.
Director
In 1974, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held their heavyweight title fight in Zaire, billing it as the "Rumble in the Jungle". A three-day music festival was staged concurrently, and B.B. King was the headlining act. Anyone who has ever had the fortune to see B.B. King play live, even in his later, seated years knows that he is a consummate showman. B.B. King: Live in Africa '74 presents the man at the peak of his powers, as a performer and as a player.
Writer
É 1974. Muhammad Ali tem 32 anos e o seu passado é considerado por muitos, nobre. George Foreman é dez anos mais novo e é o campeão mundial dos pesos pesados. O promotor Don King quer fazer o seu próprio nome e oferece aos lutadores cinco milhões de dólares para cada um, para lutarem um contra o outro, e quando aceitam, King só tem que vir com o dinheiro. Ele encontra um patrocinador, Mobutu Sese Suko, o ditador do Zaire, e "Rumble in the Jungle" é definido, incluindo um festival musical que apresenta alguns dos melhores artistas negros da América, como James Brown e B.B. King.
Editor
É 1974. Muhammad Ali tem 32 anos e o seu passado é considerado por muitos, nobre. George Foreman é dez anos mais novo e é o campeão mundial dos pesos pesados. O promotor Don King quer fazer o seu próprio nome e oferece aos lutadores cinco milhões de dólares para cada um, para lutarem um contra o outro, e quando aceitam, King só tem que vir com o dinheiro. Ele encontra um patrocinador, Mobutu Sese Suko, o ditador do Zaire, e "Rumble in the Jungle" é definido, incluindo um festival musical que apresenta alguns dos melhores artistas negros da América, como James Brown e B.B. King.
Producer
É 1974. Muhammad Ali tem 32 anos e o seu passado é considerado por muitos, nobre. George Foreman é dez anos mais novo e é o campeão mundial dos pesos pesados. O promotor Don King quer fazer o seu próprio nome e oferece aos lutadores cinco milhões de dólares para cada um, para lutarem um contra o outro, e quando aceitam, King só tem que vir com o dinheiro. Ele encontra um patrocinador, Mobutu Sese Suko, o ditador do Zaire, e "Rumble in the Jungle" é definido, incluindo um festival musical que apresenta alguns dos melhores artistas negros da América, como James Brown e B.B. King.
Director
É 1974. Muhammad Ali tem 32 anos e o seu passado é considerado por muitos, nobre. George Foreman é dez anos mais novo e é o campeão mundial dos pesos pesados. O promotor Don King quer fazer o seu próprio nome e oferece aos lutadores cinco milhões de dólares para cada um, para lutarem um contra o outro, e quando aceitam, King só tem que vir com o dinheiro. Ele encontra um patrocinador, Mobutu Sese Suko, o ditador do Zaire, e "Rumble in the Jungle" é definido, incluindo um festival musical que apresenta alguns dos melhores artistas negros da América, como James Brown e B.B. King.
Editor
Muhammad Ali. He is known as the most thrilling athlete of all time... he is known as The Greatest. The remarkable story of how he became one of the most loved, hated, intriguing, and controversial figures in American history is brought to life in the 6-hour series, Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story. Episode 1: Olympic Gold. Episode 2: The Youngest Heavyweight Champion. Episode. 3: Exile. Episode 4: The Road Back. Episode 5: The Rumble In The Jungle Episode. 6: The Thrilla In Manila.
Editor
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.
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Director
What starts off as a squadron of American daredevil bombers in World War II, branded by society as renegades, turns into a revealing ride into the world of honor, violence, and undying passion for motorcycles on the road.
Director
Released in 1977 and directed by Jerry Garcia, is a film that captures performances from the Grateful Dead's October 1974 five-night stand at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. This end-of-tour run marked the beginning of an extended hiatus for the band, with no shows planned for 1975. The movie also faithfully portrays the burgeoning Deadhead scene. The film features the "Wall of Sound" concert sound system that the Dead used for all of 1974.
Writer
Documentary about Salsa music with interviews with major Latin stars
Director
Documentary about Salsa music with interviews with major Latin stars
Director
Leon Gast's musical documentary reveals New York City's Latin culture and features live performances of salsa greats The Fania All Stars and The Spanish Speaking People of New York. A document of urban American Hispanic culture, Gast's film captures the rhythms of New York's Spanish Harlem, from illegal cockfights and Santeria rituals to the rooftops and backstreets of El Barrio and the legendary musicians performing at the Cheetah club.
