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Leon Gast

Leon Gast

DirectorWriterProducerEditor Mar 1 (age 90) Jersey City, New Jersey, USA 1972–2025 (53 year career)
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Biography

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 Winterla…

Known For

When We Were Kings
Film

When We Were Kings

Director
Manny
Film

Manny

Director
The Grateful Dead Movie
Film

The Grateful Dead Movie

Director
Smash His Camera
Film

Smash His Camera

Director
Soul Power
Film

Soul Power

Producer
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
Film

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

Editor
Hells Angels Forever
Film

Hells Angels Forever

Director
Muhammad Ali The Whole Story
Film

Muhammad Ali The Whole Story

Editor

Filmography