About: Leon Gast

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Leon Jacques Gast (March 30, 1936 – March 8, 2021) was an American documentary film director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His documentary, When We Were Kings depicts the iconic heavyweight boxing match: The Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. This film would go on to win the 1996 Academy Award for Best 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, which focused on the notorious motorcycle club Hells Angels. The Angels are believed to have learned that Gast put material in the documentary

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  • ليون غاست (بالإنجليزية: Leon Gast)‏ هو كاتب سيناريو ومنتج أفلام وثائقية ومخرج أمريكي، ولد في 1936 في جيرسي سيتي في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • Leon Gast (* 1. März 1936 in Jersey City, New Jersey; † 8. März 2021 in Woodstock, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Regisseur, Produzent und Fotograf. (de)
  • Leon Jacques Gast (March 30, 1936 – March 8, 2021) was an American documentary film director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His documentary, When We Were Kings depicts the iconic heavyweight boxing match: The Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. This film would go on to win the 1996 Academy Award for Best 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, which focused on the notorious motorcycle club Hells Angels. The Angels are believed to have learned that Gast put material in the documentary which they didn't prefer. To this end, Gast claimed that the Angels tracked him down and beat him up. Gast also produced works on B.B. King and Celia Cruz. (en)
  • Leon Gast (Jersey City, 1º marzo 1936 – Woodstock, 8 marzo 2021) è stato un regista, sceneggiatore, montatore e produttore cinematografico statunitense. Attivo per decenni prevalentemente nel campo del documentario, nel 1997 Gast vinse l'Oscar per il miglior documentario con Quando eravamo re, che ricostruisce l'incontro di pugilato tra Muhammad Ali e George Foreman avvenuto a Kinshasa nel 1974. (it)
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  • ليون غاست (بالإنجليزية: Leon Gast)‏ هو كاتب سيناريو ومنتج أفلام وثائقية ومخرج أمريكي، ولد في 1936 في جيرسي سيتي في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • Leon Gast (* 1. März 1936 in Jersey City, New Jersey; † 8. März 2021 in Woodstock, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Regisseur, Produzent und Fotograf. (de)
  • Leon Gast (Jersey City, 1º marzo 1936 – Woodstock, 8 marzo 2021) è stato un regista, sceneggiatore, montatore e produttore cinematografico statunitense. Attivo per decenni prevalentemente nel campo del documentario, nel 1997 Gast vinse l'Oscar per il miglior documentario con Quando eravamo re, che ricostruisce l'incontro di pugilato tra Muhammad Ali e George Foreman avvenuto a Kinshasa nel 1974. (it)
  • Leon Jacques Gast (March 30, 1936 – March 8, 2021) was an American documentary film director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His documentary, When We Were Kings depicts the iconic heavyweight boxing match: The Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. This film would go on to win the 1996 Academy Award for Best 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, which focused on the notorious motorcycle club Hells Angels. The Angels are believed to have learned that Gast put material in the documentary (en)
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