Gary Leva

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Gary Leva

Biography

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, had its world premiere at the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival prior to its continuing life on cable television and disc. Leva's documentaries have made a lasting contribution to the history of film. His award- winning A Legacy of Filmmakers premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and received...

Production

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters- Monster Tech: Monarch Joins the Fight

as Director

2006

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

as Writer

2006

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

as Director

2006

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

as Producer

2007

Fog City Mavericks

as Producer

2007

Fog City Mavericks

as Writer

2007

Fog City Mavericks

as Director

2007

Fog City Mavericks

as Editor

2008

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

as Director

2008

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

as Director

2008

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

as Producer

2008

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

as Director

2008

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

as Producer

2008

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

as Director

2006

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

as Producer

2006

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

as Writer

2005

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

as Director

2005

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

as Producer

2006

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

as Director

2006

Welcome to the Big House

as Director

2007

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

as Director

2008

Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies

as Director

2008

Alma: The Master's Muse

as Director

2007

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

as Producer

2004

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

as Director

2006

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

as Director

2004

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

as Producer

2004

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

as Editor

2004

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

as Producer

2004

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

as Director

2004

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

as Editor

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Writer

2013

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

as Producer

2013

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

as Editor

2007

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

as Director

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters- Castle Bravo

as Director

2005

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

as Producer

2005

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

as Writer

2005

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

as Editor

2005

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

as Director

2012

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

as Producer

2012

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

as Writer

2012

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

as Director

2009

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

as Producer

2009

Gone With The Wind: The Legend Lives On

as Director

2020

We Met At Midway - Two Survivors Remember

as Director

2020

We Met At Midway - Two Survivors Remember

as Producer

2020

Joe Rochefort - Breaking The Japanese Code

as Director

2020

The Men of Midway

as Editor

2020

The Men of Midway

as Director

2018

Reimagining The Met Gala

as Director

2020

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

as Producer

2020

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

as Editor

2008

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

as Director

2007

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

as Director

2007

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

as Director

2007

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

as Producer

2015

One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper

as Director

2015

One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper

as Writer

2012

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

as Producer

1997

as Director

2007

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

as Director

2006

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

as Producer

2006

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

as Director

2006

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

as Writer

2008

Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators

as Director

2008

Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators

as Producer

2009

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

as Director

2009

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

as Director

2008

Saul Bass: Title Champ

as Director

2015

One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper

as Producer

2015

One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper

as Editor

2008

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

as Director

2008

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

as Producer

2016

Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle

as Producer

2012

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

as Producer

2012

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

as Director

2009

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

as Producer

2013

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

as Director

2008

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

as Producer

2008

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

as Producer

2006

Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero

as Director

2006

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

as Director

2018

The Devil and Father Amorth

as Editor

2009

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

as Producer

2009

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

as Editor

2009

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

as Director

2015

I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas

as Producer

2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

as Producer

2011

Turning Like Clockwork

as Director

2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

as Director

2011

Turning Like Clockwork

as Producer

2000

Inside The Living Daylights

as Editor

2008

An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

as Director

2008

An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

as Producer

2007

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

as Director

2004

The Characters of Star Wars

as Producer

2004

The Characters of Star Wars

as Editor

2004

The Characters of Star Wars

as Writer

2006

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

as Producer

2013

The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

as Director

2013

The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

as Producer

2006

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

as Director

2019

as Director

2019

Monsters are Real

as Director

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Godzilla 2.0

as Director

2019

Reimagining Rodan

as Director

2019

Creating Ghidorah

as Director

2008

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

as Director

2008

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

as Director

2008

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

as Director

2008

The Craft of Dirty Harry

as Director

1997

as Writer

2008

Super Heroes United! The Complete Justice League History

as Director

2020

Turning Point: The Legacy of Midway

as Director

2008

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

as Director

2008

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

as Producer

2020

Getting It Right: The Making of Midway

as Director

2000

Inside 'Octopussy'

as Editor

2006

Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

as Director

2000

Ian Fleming: 007's Creator

as Editor

2006

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

as Director

2008

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

as Producer

2011

Clint Eastwood's West

as Producer

2011

Clint Eastwood's West

as Director

2008

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

as Producer

2008

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

as Producer

2008

The Craft of Dirty Harry

as Producer

2019

Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base

as Director

2018

Ocean's Team 3.0

as Director

2013

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

as Director of Photography

2013

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

as Writer

2013

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

as Producer

2001

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

as Writer

2001

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

as Editor

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