Richard Leacock Movies
- 1960
Primary
Primary6.41960HD
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to...
- 1968
Monterey Pop
Monterey Pop7.31968HD
Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all...
- 1971
1 P.M.
1 P.M.5.81971HD
Lighter and livelier than the films Jean-Luc Godard had made in France, his U.S. collaboration with Direct Cinema documentarian D. A. Pennebaker was...
- 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...
- 2023
Monica in the South Seas
Monica in the South Seas02023HD
Finnish filmmaker and artist Sami van Ingen is a great-grandson of documentary pioneer Robert Flaherty, and seemingly the sole member of the family...
- 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...
- 2008
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy102008HD
Bringing to life an American President who was widely respected by his countrymen and celebrated around the world. Composed from four break through...
- 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...
- 1948
Louisiana Story
Louisiana Story6.51948HD
The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his...
- 1987
Jimi Plays Monterey
Jimi Plays Monterey7.21987HD
It's no exaggeration to say this might be the most intense and groundbreaking 45-minute performance in the history of rock. Jimi Hendrix's debut...
- 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...
- 1954
Jazz Dance
Jazz Dance5.51954HD
Few films wield the awesome spiritual power of Jazz Dance, on which Leacock was one of two cameramen charting the slow, smoldering build of a...
- 1961
Adventures on the New Frontier
Adventures on the New Frontier5.51961HD
A look at the daily business of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with a focus on some of the political issues he faces six weeks into his term. ...
- 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...
- 1971
Maidstone
Maidstone4.21971HD
Over a booze-fueled, increasingly hectic five-day shoot in East Hampton, Norman Mailer and his cast and crew spontaneously unloaded onto film the...
- 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...
- 1970
Original Cast Album: Company
Original Cast Album: Company7.31970HD
In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist,...
- 1987
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Shake! Otis at Monterey71987HD
Renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his ascendancy, singing at the historic Monterey International Pop Festival...
- 2008
Morris Engel: The Independent
Morris Engel: The Independent02008HD
Short documentary on the life and work of photographer and filmmaker Morris Engel
- 2002
Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances02002HD
Additional musical performances from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in California, shot for the film Monterey Pop (1968) and released on the...