Portrait of Richard Leacock

Directing

Richard Leacock

Career

Active from 1935 to 1999, with a break from 1936 to 1946, busiest in 1960 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Primary
Primary
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Leacock Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Crime
    0.7, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.4, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    1.2, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Archival Footage 3
  • Documentary 2
  • 1960s America 2
  • Experimental Film 2
  • Historical Snapshot 2
  • Historical Context 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Monica in the South Seas
Monica in the South Seas (2023)

Camera Operator

2010s

1 title
BodySongs
BodySongs (2011)

Camera Operator

2000s

2 titles
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy (2008)

Cinematography, Editor

Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances (2002)

Cinematography

1990s

3 titles
Flora Natapoff - An American Painter
Flora Natapoff - An American Painter (1999)

Director

Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music (1992)

Camera Operator

Les oeufs à la coque de Richard Leacock
Les oeufs à la coque de Richard Leacock (1991)

Director

1980s

8 titles · average score 73
Working Girls
Working Girls (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joseph

Jimi Plays Monterey
Jimi Plays Monterey (1987)
GoodWatch score 78

Camera Operator

Shake! Otis at Monterey
Shake! Otis at Monterey (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

Camera Operator

Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks (1986)

Director

Lulu in Berlin
Lulu in Berlin (1984)

Director, Producer

Community of Praise
Community of Praise (1983)

Director

Rebuilding an Old Japanese House
Rebuilding an Old Japanese House (1981)

Director

Light Coming Through: A Portrait of Maud Morgan
Light Coming Through: A Portrait of Maud Morgan (1980)

Director

1970s

6 titles · average score 57
Centerbeam
Centerbeam (1977)

Director

Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' (1973)

Director of Photography

1 P.M.
1 P.M. (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography, Producer

Maidstone
Maidstone (1971)
GoodWatch score 38

Cinematography

Original Cast Album: Company
Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Queen of Apollo
Queen of Apollo (1970)

Director, Camera Operator

1960s

25 titles · average score 73
Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making (1968)

Director

Chiefs
Chiefs (1968)

Director

A Stravinsky Portrait
A Stravinsky Portrait (1967)

Editor, Director

Lambert & Co.
Lambert & Co. (1964)

Director

A Happy Mother's Day
A Happy Mother's Day (1963)

Director

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Chair
The Chair (1963)

Editor, Cinematography

Jane
Jane (1962)

Director of Photography

Adventures on the New Frontier
Adventures on the New Frontier (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Primary
Primary (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

Editor, Camera Operator

ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No! (1960)

Director of Photography

Christopher and Me
Christopher and Me (1960)

Director of Photography, Director

1950s

6 titles
A Magnet Laboratory
A Magnet Laboratory (1959)

Director

Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops (1958)

Director

American Football
American Football (1957)

Director of Photography

A Conversation with Marcel Duchamp
A Conversation with Marcel Duchamp (1956)

Director of Photography

Jazz Dance
Jazz Dance (1954)

Director of Photography

Toby and the Tall Corn
Toby and the Tall Corn (1954)

Director, Camera Operator

1940s

2 titles · average score 67
Louisiana Story
Louisiana Story (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

Associate Producer, Director of Photography

To Hear Your Banjo Play
To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947)

Director of Photography

1930s

1 title
Canary Island Bananas
Canary Island Bananas (1935)

Director, Writer