Richard Leacock Movies
- 1992
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music81992HD
A pioneer in the world of rock-'n'-roll guitar, Chuck Berry has created a legacy that spans decades. Berry performs some of his greatest hits and...
- 1963
The Chair
The Chair61963HD
Follows a crusading lawyer as he embarks on a campaign to save an African-American man, Paul Crump, from the electric chair. Preserved by the...
- 1968
RainForest
RainForest01968HD
Leacock and Pennebaker filmed choreographer Merce Cunningham’s dance “RainForest” as part of the 1968 Buffalo Arts Festival’s...
- 1963
A Happy Mother's Day
A Happy Mother's Day5.51963HD
In 1963 the first known surviving set of American quintuplets were born to Mary Ann and Andrew Fischer, this film looks at some of the changes their...
- 1967
A Stravinsky Portrait
A Stravinsky Portrait71967HD
This documentary follows composer and conductor Igor Stavinsky at his home in California, in London, and in Hamburg where he conducts an orchestra...
- 1962
Jane
Jane6.51962HD
Documentary focusing on 25 year-old actress Jane Fonda as she and her director Andreas Voutsinas prepare a stage play called The Fun Couple for...
- 1960
Christopher and Me
Christopher and Me51960HD
Twins Christopher and David gets into an untethered sailboat and inadvertently gets involved in a nearby sailboat race.
- 1984
Ein Film für Bossak und Leacock
Ein Film für Bossak und Leacock01984HD
A portrait of the two documentary filmmakers Jerzy Bossak and Richard Leacock.
- 1962
Mooney vs. Fowle
Mooney vs. Fowle01962HD
The doc brings us back to a 1961 football game played in front of 40,000 people at the Orange Bowl. A high school football game, pitting Miami High...
- 1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
To Hear Your Banjo Play4.51947HD
A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.
- 1960
Frames of Reference
Frames of Reference9.51960HD
An educational physics film utilizing a fascinating set consisting of a rotating table and furniture occupying surprisingly unpredictable spots...
- 1960
Yanki No!
Yanki No!6.31960HD
After the US forces Cuba out of the OAS, demonstrations erupt in Venezuela. In Cuba Castro addresses a rally of one million people.
- 1961
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs01961HD
The documentary traces Eddie Sachs (one of the most popular drivers in the history of the Indianapolis 500) in a behind-the-scenes look at the race...
- 1964
Lambert & Co.
Lambert & Co.4.51964HD
Jazz vocalist Dave Lambert auditions a new group of singers at RCA Studios in 1964.
- 2014
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 Normandy52014HD
In the year 2000, Les Blank, along with co-filmmaker Gina Leibrecht, visited Richard Leacock (1921-2011) at his farm in Normandy, France and recorded...
- 1965
Ku Klux Klan—The Invisible Empire
Ku Klux Klan—The Invisible Empire01965HD
A documentary on the KKK
- 1973
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'01973HD
Keep On Rockin', aka Little Richard: Keep On Rockin' (USA video title) is a film of a 1969 Little Richard concert at the Sweet Toronto Peace...
- 2000
The Last Documentary
The Last Documentary02000HD
Documentary by Jan Sebening and Daniel Sponsel.
- 1986
Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks01986HD
55-Minute BBC Arena documentary on the film actress Louise Brooks
- 1968
French Lunch
French Lunch01968HD
Documentary look behind the scenes of La Caravelle, an acclaimed French restaurant in New York City.