Richard Leacock
Born in London, UK — Jul 18 1921• Died Mar 23 2011
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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 wit…
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Richard Leacock's Credits
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ABC Close-Up!
Directing
Working Girls
Joseph
Louisiana Story
Production
Maidstone
Crew
Primary
Camera
Jane
Camera
Original Cast Album: Company
Camera
Monterey Pop
Camera
1 P.M.
Self
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Camera
Middletown
Directing
Jimi Plays Monterey
Camera
Integration Report 1
Camera
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
Crew
Adventures on the New Frontier
Directing
Elizabeth and Mary
Production
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Self
Louise Brooks
Directing
Toby and the Tall Corn
Camera
American Football
Camera
The Last Documentary
Self
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Camera
A Stravinsky Portrait
Editing
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
Camera
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Crew
Christopher and Me
Directing
Frames of Reference
Production
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
Self
Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
Directing
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Camera
The Chair
Crew
Ricky on Leacock
Self
Monica in the South Seas
Self
Reality's Invisible
Himself
Lambert & Co.
Directing
Centerbeam
Directing
Brussels Loops
Directing
A Conversation with Marcel Duchamp
Camera
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Camera
French Lunch
Camera
Chiefs
Directing
RainForest
Directing
A Happy Mother's Day
Directing
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
Directing
Mooney vs. Fowle
Directing
A Magnet Laboratory
Directing
Nehru
Directing
Morris Engel: The Independent
Self
Jazz Dance
Camera
Message to Man
Himself
Ku Klux Klan—The Invisible Empire
Directing
Lulu in Berlin
Interviewer
Les oeufs à la coque de Richard Leacock
Directing
Queen of Apollo
Directing
Flora Natapoff - An American Painter
Directing
A Boatload of Wild Irishmen
Himself
Community of Praise
Directing
Solstice and Solyanka
Rebuilding an Old Japanese House
Directing
Campaign Manager
Directing
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Self
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
Self
Light Coming Through: A Portrait of Maud Morgan
Directing
Canary Island Bananas
Directing
Ein Film für Bossak und Leacock
Kenya: Land of the White Ghost
Directing
BodySongs
Camera
The Children Were Watching
Directing