Richard Leacock
Richard Leacock
Person

Richard Leacock

Director 1921-07-18 London, UK

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 Chron...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
Data from TMDB
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000 · Self

Working Girls

Working Girls

1987 · Joseph

Sherman's March

Sherman's March

1986 · Self - Historical Narration (voice)

1 P.M.

1 P.M.

1971 · Self

Reality's Invisible

Reality's Invisible

1972 · Self

Lulu in Berlin

Lulu in Berlin

1984 · Self - Interviewer

Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

1997 · Self

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

2014 · Self

Monica in the South Seas

Monica in the South Seas

2023 · Self

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

2011 · Self

Morris Engel: The Independent

Morris Engel: The Independent

2008 · Self

A Boatload of Wild Irishmen

A Boatload of Wild Irishmen

2010 · Self

Message to Man

Message to Man

1989 · Self

My Paris Movie

My Paris Movie

2011 · Movie

Solstice and Solyanka

Solstice and Solyanka

1975 · Movie

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

1992 · Self

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

2016 · Self

Ein Film für Bossak und Leacock

1984 · Movie

The Last Documentary

2000 · Self

Ricky on Leacock

2012 · Self