Leon Gast
Directing · Director · Producer · Editor
Born Mar 1, 1936 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Active 1972–present · Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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…
Filmography
When We Were Kings (1996) — Director · Producer · Editor · WriterManny (2014) — DirectorThe Grateful Dead Movie (1977) — DirectorSmash His Camera (2010) — DirectorSalsa (1976) — Writer · DirectorFania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974 (1993) — DirectorSoul Power (2009) — ProducerFallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993) — EditorMuhammad Ali The Whole Story (1996) — EditorOur Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa) (1972) — DirectorB.B. King: Live In Africa '74 (1998) — Producer · Director · EditorHells Angels Forever (1983) — Director1 Love (2003) — DirectorSporting Dreams (2015) — Director · WriterB.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits (2003) — Editor · Director · ProducerPointer Sisters: All Night Long (2003) — Director · Producer · EditorThe Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up (2025) — DirectorMuhammad Ali: The Whole Story (1996) — Editor