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Gary Leva


Filmmaker and film historian Gary Leva has distinguished himself as the creative force behind scores of documentaries, broadcast programs and Special Features, many of them focused on the cinematic arts. His feature documentary, Fog City Mavericks, which highlights 100 years in the history of San Francisco's vibrant filmmaking community... See full bio »

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2012 Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (video documentary)
 
2012 Deliverance: The Cast Looks Back (documentary short)
 
2011 Clint Eastwood's West (video documentary short)
 
2011 Malcolm McDowell Looks Back (video documentary short)
 
2011 Turning Like Clockwork (video documentary short)
 
2009 Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On (video documentary short)
 
2009 North by Northwest: One for the Ages (video documentary short)
 
2009 Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (video documentary short)
 
2008 Alma: The Master's Muse (video short)
 
2008 In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (video documentary)
 
2008 Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master (video documentary)
 
2008 Saul Bass: Title Champ (video short)
 
2008 The Sound of Hitchcock (video documentary)
 
2008 A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential (video documentary short)
 
2008 Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (video documentary short)
 
2008 A Natural Born World-Shaker: Making 'Cool Hand Luke' (video documentary short) (uncredited)
 
2008 L.A. Confidential: From Book to Screen (video documentary short)
 
2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
 
2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema (video documentary short)
 
2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (video documentary short)
 
2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
 
2008 Cautionary Tale: The Science of 'I Am Legend' (video documentary)
 
2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
 
2008 Creating 'I Am Legend' (video documentary)
 
2008 The Legion of Doom: The Pathology of the Super Villain (video documentary short)
 
2007 Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (video documentary short)
 
2007 Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (video documentary short)
 
2007 Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (video documentary short)
 
2007 The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (video documentary short)
 
2007 View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (video documentary short)
 
2007 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (video documentary short)
 
2007 Fog City Mavericks (documentary)
 
2006 Hollywood Helps the Cause (video documentary short)
 
2006 The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (video documentary short)
 
2006 Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero (video documentary short)
 
2006 Welcome to the Big House (video documentary short)
 
2006 Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films (video documentary short)
 
2006 Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood (video documentary short)
 
2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (video documentary)
 
2006 Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (video documentary short)
 
2006 Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire (video documentary short)
 
2006 Prohibition Opens the Floodgates (video documentary short)
 
2005 Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (video documentary)
 
2005 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (video documentary short)
 
2004 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (video documentary short)
 
1997 Plan B
 
Show ShowProducer (55 titles)
2012 Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (video documentary) (producer)
 
2012 Deliverance: The Cast Looks Back (documentary short) (producer)
 
2012 Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (documentary short) (producer)
 
2012 Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation (documentary) (producer)
 
2011 Clint Eastwood's West (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2011 Malcolm McDowell Looks Back (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2011 Turning Like Clockwork (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2009 Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2009 North by Northwest: One for the Ages (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2009 The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (video documentary) (producer)
 
2009 Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 Alma: The Master's Muse (video short) (producer)
 
2008 Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro (video short) (producer)
 
2008 Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies (video short) (producer)
 
2008 In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (video documentary) (producer)
 
2008 Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master (video documentary) (producer)
 
2008 Saul Bass: Title Champ (video short) (producer)
 
2008 The Sound of Hitchcock (video documentary) (producer)
 
2008 A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 A Natural Born World-Shaker: Making 'Cool Hand Luke' (video documentary short) (producer - uncredited)
 
2008 L.A. Confidential: From Book to Screen (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 Cautionary Tale: The Science of 'I Am Legend' (video documentary) (producer)
 
2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 Creating 'I Am Legend' (video documentary) (producer)
 
2008 Super Heroes United!: The Complete Justice League History (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County' (video documentary) (producer - uncredited)
 
2007 Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2007 Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2007 Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2007 Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2007 The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2007 View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2007 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2007 Fog City Mavericks (documentary) (producer)
 
2006 Hollywood Helps the Cause (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2006 The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2006 Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2006 Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2006 Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2005 Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (video documentary) (producer)
 
2005 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2004 The Birth of the Lightsaber (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2004 The Characters of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2004 A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (video documentary) (producer)
 
2004 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2003 Family Makes You Nuts: The Making of 'It Runs in the Family' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
1997 Plan B (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (14 titles)
2012 Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (video documentary)
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
 
2007 Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (video documentary short)
 
2007 Fog City Mavericks (documentary) (written by)
 
2006 Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (video documentary short)
 
2006 Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire (video documentary short)
 
2005 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (video documentary short)
 
2004 The Characters of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short)
 
2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short)
 
2001 R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (TV special short)
 
1997 Plan B
 
Show ShowEditor (14 titles)
2012 Deliverance: The Cast Looks Back (documentary short)
 
2011 Clint Eastwood's West (video documentary short)
 
2011 Malcolm McDowell Looks Back (video documentary short)
 
2009 Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (video documentary short)
 
2007 Fog City Mavericks (documentary)
 
2005 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (video documentary short)
 
2004 The Characters of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short)
 
2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short)
 
2004 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (video documentary short)
 
2001 R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (TV special short)
 
2000 Ian Fleming: 007's Creator (video documentary short)
 
2000 Inside 'Octopussy' (video documentary short)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
2011 Don't Tell Me I Can't! (documentary) (reel editor)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1997 Plan B
Would-Be Novelist
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
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