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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leon_GastLeon Gast - Wikipedia

    Leon Jacques Gast (March 30, 1936 – March 8, 2021) was an American documentary film director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His documentary, When We Were Kings depicts the iconic heavyweight boxing match: The Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman .

  2. www.nytimes.com › 2021/03/12 › moviesLeon Gast, Director of ‘When We Were Kings,’ Dies at 84

    Mar 12, 2021 · Leon Gast, a filmmaker whose 22-year quest to make “When We Were Kings,” a documentary about Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s epic 1974 boxing match, involved a Liberian shell company, the Hells...

  3. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsLeon Gast Dead: 'When We Were Kings' Documentarian Was 85

    Mar 8, 2021 · Leon Gast, the celebrated Oscar-winning documentarian behind When We Were Kings, which chronicled the 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, has died. He was 85.

  4. variety.com › 2021 › filmLeon Gast Dead: Oscar-Winning Documentarian Was 85 - Variety

    Mar 9, 2021 · Leon Gast, the Academy Award-winning director behind sport documentary “ When We Were Kings ,” died on Monday, according to Meira Blaustein, his close friend and the co-founder of Woodstock...

  5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0309382Leon Gast - IMDb

    Leon Gast was born on 30 March 1936 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and producer, known for When We Were Kings (1996), Smash His Camera (2010) and The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013). He was married to Geri Spolan. He died on 8 March 2021 in Woodstock, New York, USA.

  6. ew.com › movies › documentarian-leon-gast-dies-85Oscar-winning documentarian Leon Gast dies at 85 - Entertainment...

    Mar 9, 2021 · Filmmaker Leon Gast, whose documentary When We Were Kings won an Academy Award, died Monday at age 85. Gast's death was announced by his friend Meira Blaustein in a Facebook post.

  7. realscreen.com › 2021/03/09 › when-we-were-kings-director-leon“When We Were Kings” director Leon Gast passes away at 85

    Mar 9, 2021 · Leon Gast, the Oscar-winning director behind the acclaimed boxing documentary When We Were Kings, has passed away at the age of 85. News of Gast’s passing was first shared by close ...