Richard Leacock
- Regie
- 18. Juli 1921 · London, UK
- 23. März 2011
Biografie
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.
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Filmografie
- Monica in the South Seas · Selbst, Camera Operator
- Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance · Selbst
- How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy · Selbst
- Ricky on Leacock · Selbst
- My Paris Movie
- Mario Ruspoli, prince des baleines et autres raretés · Selbst
- BodySongs · Camera Operator
- A Boatload of Wild Irishmen · Selbst
- Morris Engel: The Independent · Selbst
- A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy · Cinematography, Schnitt
- Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances · Cinematography
- As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty · Selbst
- Der letzte Dokumentarfilm · Selbst
- Flora Natapoff - An American Painter · Regie
- Birth of a Nation · Selbst
- Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave · Selbst
- Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music · Camera Operator
- Les oeufs à la coque de Richard Leacock · Regie
- Послание к человеку · Selbst
- Jimi Plays Monterey · Camera Operator
- Shake! Otis at Monterey · Camera Operator
- Working Girls · Joseph
- Sherman's March · Selbst
- Louise Brooks · Regie
- Lulu in Berlin · Selbst, Regie
- Ein Film für Bossak und Leacock
- Community of Praise · Regie
- Middletown · Regie
- Rebuilding an Old Japanese House · Regie
- Light Coming Through: A Portrait of Maud Morgan · Regie
- Centerbeam · Regie
- Solstice and Solyanka
- Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' · Kamera
- Reality's Invisible · Selbst
- 1 P.M. · Selbst, Regie
- Maidstone · Cinematography
- Queen of Apollo · Regie, Camera Operator
- Original Cast Album: Company · Kamera
- Chiefs · Regie
- Monterey Pop · Camera Operator
- French Lunch · Kamera
- Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making · Regie
- RainForest · Regie
- A Stravinsky Portrait · Regie, Schnitt
- Ku Klux Klan—The Invisible Empire · Regie
- Elizabeth and Mary · Produktion
- Campaign Manager · Regie, Kamera
- Lambert & Co. · Regie
- A Happy Mother's Day · Regie
- Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment · Regie
- The Chair · Schnitt, Cinematography
- Mooney vs. Fowle · Regie
- Jane · Kamera
- Nehru · Regie
- Kenya: Land of the White Ghost · Regie
- On the Pole: Eddie Sachs · Regie, Cinematography
- Adventures on the New Frontier · Regie
- The Children Were Watching · Regie
- Vorwahlkampf · Camera Operator, Schnitt
- ABC Close-Up! · Regie, Produktion
- ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No! · Kamera
- Frames of Reference · Produktion, Regie
- Integration Report 1 · Camera Operator
- Christopher and Me · Regie, Kamera
- A Magnet Laboratory · Regie
- Brussels Loops · Regie
- American Football · Kamera
- A Conversation with Marcel Duchamp · Kamera
- Toby and the Tall Corn · Regie, Schnitt
- Jazz Dance · Kamera
- Omnibus · Regie
- Louisiana Story · Associate Producer, Kamera
- To Hear Your Banjo Play · Kamera
- Canary Island Bananas · Regie, Buch