Where to watch Richard Leacock in the UK
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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 with Jean Rouch, a landmark film in the cin…
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- Omnibus (1952) Director
- Working Girls (1987) as Joseph
- Monterey Pop (1968) Camera Operator
- ABC Close-Up! (1960) Producer
- Primary (1960) Camera Operator
- Jimi Plays Monterey (1987) Camera Operator
- Original Cast Album: Company (1970) Director of Photography
- Maidstone (1971) Cinematography
- Louisiana Story (1948) Associate Producer
- Jane (1962) Director of Photography
- 1 P.M. (1971) Director
- Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992) as Self
- Adventures on the New Frontier (1961) Director
- Sherman's March (1985) as Self - Historical Narration (voice)
- A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy (2008) Cinematography
- ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No! (1960) Director of Photography
- Middletown (1982) Director
- Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances (2002) Cinematography
- To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947) Director of Photography
- The Last Documentary (2000) as Self
- Shake! Otis at Monterey (1987) Camera Operator
- Monica in the South Seas (2023) Camera Operator
- Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making (1968) Director
- A Stravinsky Portrait (1967) Director
- Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music (1992) Camera Operator
- The Chair (1963) Editor
- Louise Brooks (1986) Director
- Frames of Reference (1960) Producer
- Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' (1973) Director of Photography
- Message to Man (1989) as Self
- Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance (2016) as Self
- A Boatload of Wild Irishmen (2010) as Self
- Integration Report 1 (1960) Camera Operator
- Ricky on Leacock (2012) as Self
- Community of Praise (1983) Director
- Lulu in Berlin (1984) Director
- A Happy Mother's Day (1963) Director
- On the Pole: Eddie Sachs (1961) Director
- Rebuilding an Old Japanese House (1981) Director
- Ein Film für Bossak und Leacock (1984) Cast
- American Football (1957) Director of Photography
- Reality's Invisible (1972) as Self
- Nehru (1962) Director
- Ku Klux Klan—The Invisible Empire (1965) Director
- Morris Engel: The Independent (2008) as Self
- Lambert & Co. (1964) Director
- Brussels Loops (1958) Director
- Chiefs (1968) Director
- RainForest (1968) Director
- Toby and the Tall Corn (1954) Director
- How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2014) as Self
- Les oeufs à la coque de Richard Leacock (1991) Director
- Queen of Apollo (1970) Director
- French Lunch (1968) Director of Photography
- A Conversation with Marcel Duchamp (1956) Director of Photography
- Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales (2011) as Self
- Canary Island Bananas (1935) Director
- Mooney vs. Fowle (1962) Director
- Christopher and Me (1960) Director
- Campaign Manager (1964) Director
- Light Coming Through: A Portrait of Maud Morgan (1980) Director
- Jazz Dance (1954) Director of Photography
- The Children Were Watching (1961) Director
- Centerbeam (1977) Director
- Kenya: Land of the White Ghost (1962) Director
- Elizabeth and Mary (1965) Producer
- A Magnet Laboratory (1959) Director
- Flora Natapoff - An American Painter (1999) Director
- Solstice and Solyanka (1975) Cast
- BodySongs (2011) Camera Operator
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Most-watched Richard Leacock films currently: Working Girls (1987), Monterey Pop (1968), Primary (1960), Jimi Plays Monterey (1987), Original Cast Album: Company (1970).
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Selected TV credits: Omnibus (1952), ABC Close-Up! (1960), Middletown (1982).
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