Name
Richard Leacock
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1921-07-18
Deathday
2011-03-23 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
London, UK
Biography
Richard Leacock (July 18, 1921 – March 15, 2011) was a pioneering American-born filmmaker, widely regarded as one of the founding figures of the cinéma vérité movement. He was a key influence on the development of observational documentary filmmaking, known for his innovative use of handheld cameras and his emphasis on capturing spontaneous, real-time events. Leacock's most notable works include Primary (1960), which followed John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey during the 1960 Democratic primary campaign, and Chronicle of a Summer (1961), co-directed with Jean Rouch, a landmark film in the cinéma vérité genre. Throughout his career, Leacock collaborated with other influential filmmakers, including Robert Drew and D.A. Pennebaker, and helped shape the way documentaries were made. His legacy continues to influence contemporary documentary filmmakers.
Known For
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A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a hi...
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Few films wield the awesome spiritual power of Jazz Dance, on which Leacock was one of two...
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American a...
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Documentarian Ross McElwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing Genera...
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In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concep...
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Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the m...
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During a two-day period before and after the University of Alabama integration crisis, the...
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Renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his ascendancy, si...
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Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered ...
- 2023 Monica in the South Seas as Self
- 1992 Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave as Self
- 2011 Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales as Self
- 2010 A Boatload of Wild Irishmen as Self
- 2000 The Last Documentary as Self
- 2012 Ricky on Leacock as Self
- 2008 Morris Engel: The Independent as Self
- 1989 Message to Man as Self
- 1971 1 P.M. as Self
- 1984 Ein Film für Bossak und Leacock
- 2016 Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance as Self
- 1984 Lulu in Berlin as Self - Interviewer
- 2014 How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy as Self
- 1975 Solstice and Solyanka
- 1987 Working Girls as Joseph
- 1972 Reality's Invisible as Self
- 1986 Sherman's March as Self - Historical Narration (voice)
- 1997 Birth of a Nation as Self
- 2000 As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as Self
- 2011 My Paris Movie
