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Richard Leacock

Cinematographer / Film Director | * 07/18/1921 († 89, 03/23/2011) | London (United Kingdom (UK))
Richard Leacock (18 July 1921 – 23 March 2011) was a British-born documentary film director and one of the pioneers of direct cinema and cinéma vérité. ()

Richard Leacock was a British-born documentary film director and one of the pioneers of Direct Cinema and Cinéma vérité.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Music | TV Movies

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The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home. ...

Louisiana Story

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1948 | 3.3/5 | 1h 18min
Adventure, Drama
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Lighter and livelier than the films Jean-Luc Godard had made in France, his U.S. collaboration with Direct Cinema documentarian D. A. Pennebaker was meant to be One A.M., as in “one American movie� ...

1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)

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1971 | 3.0/5 | 1h 17min
Documentary
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Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series. ...

Omnibus

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1952 | 3.0/5 | 30min per episode
Talk-Show
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Awards & Nominations for Richard Leacock

Eugene Mcdermott Award in The Arts At Mit Maya Deren Award
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Movies with Richard Leacock as Actor(10)

as himself2023 Monica in the South Seas
as himself2016 Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
as himself2014 How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
as himself2012 Ricky on Leacock
2011 Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
as himself2008 Morris Engel: The Independent
2000 The last documentary
as himself1992 Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1984 Ein Film für Bossak und Leacock
as Interviewer1984 Lulu in Berlin

Movies with Richard Leacock as Crew(43)

Camera/Camera Operator1992 Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Directing/Director1991 Les oeufs à la coque
Camera/Camera Operator1987 Jimi Plays Monterey
Camera/Camera Operator1987 Shake! Otis at Monterey
Directing/Director1986 Louise Brooks
Directing/Director1984 Lulu in Berlin
Production/Producer1984 Lulu in Berlin
Directing/Director1983 Community of Praise
Camera/Director of Photography1973 Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Directing/Director1971 1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Original Cast Album: Company
Camera/Director of Photography1968 French Lunch
Camera/Camera Operator1968 Monterey Pop
Directing/Director1968 Chiefs
Directing/Director1968 Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
Camera/Director of Photography1967 A Stravinsky Portrait
Directing/Director1967 A Stravinsky Portrait
Editing/Editor1967 A Stravinsky Portrait
Directing/Director1964 Lambert & Co.
Directing/Director1963 A Happy Mother's Day
Camera/Director of Photography1962 Jane
Directing/Director1962 The Living Camera: Mooney vs. Fowle
Directing/Director1961 Adventures on the New Frontier
Directing/Director1961 On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
Directing/Director1961 The Children Were Watching
Directing/Director1960 Frames of Reference
Production/Producer1960 Frames of Reference
Crew/Cinematography1960 Yanki No!
Camera/Camera Operator1960 Integration Report 1
Camera/Director of Photography1960 Christopher and Me
Directing/Director1960 Christopher and Me
Camera/Director of Photography1960 Primary
Crew/Cinematography1957 American Football
Directing/Director1957 Brussels Loops
Crew/Cinematography1956 A Conversation with Marcel Duchamp
Camera/Camera Operator1954 Toby and the Tall Corn
Directing/Director1954 Toby and the Tall Corn
Editing/Editor1954 Toby and the Tall Corn
Writing/Writer1954 Toby and the Tall Corn
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Jazz Dance
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Louisiana Story
Production/Associate Producer1948 Louisiana Story
Camera/Director of Photography1947 To Hear Your Banjo Play

TV Shows/Series with Richard Leacock as Crew(4)

Directing/Director1982 Middletown
Directing/Director1960 ABC Close-Up!
Production/Producer1960 ABC Close-Up!
Directing/Director1952 Omnibus

Full Name: Richard Leacock
Born: Monday, 07/18 1921 (July) in London (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Wednesday, 03/23 2011 (March) in Paris (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Harvard University, Bedales School
Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Richard Leacock frequently works together with these people:
D. A. Pennebaker (33x, Crew)
Robert Drew (17x, Crew)
Albert Maysles (10x, Crew)
Barry Feinstein (6x, Crew)
Roger Murphy (5x, Crew)
Chris Hegedus (5x, Crew)
Mary Engel (5x, Crew)
Jean-Luc Godard (4x, Crew)
Alan Douglas (4x, Crew)
Stephen Sondheim (4x, Crew)
John H. Secondari (4x, Crew)
Robert Flaherty (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1426168, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 04/22/2024