Directed credits
9
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
David Leaf
Directing
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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 116803
IMDb ID: nm0494938
Known for: Directing
Born: April 20, 1952
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1987 - 2018
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 6.89
Wikidata: Q5236398
Frequent jobs
Director (9)Writer (4)Producer (3)Co-Producer (1)Consulting Producer (1)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Leaf (born April 20, 1952) is an American writer, producer and director known for documentaries, music programs and pop culture retrospectives. Among his best known documentaries are The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008), The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) and Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SMiLE (2004). He also wrote the landmark Brian Wilson biography The Beach Boys and The California Myth (1978). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Leaf, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Leaf.
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Director
2009 Movie
6.6
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Director
2008 Movie
6.7
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Director
2006 Movie
7.0
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Director
2004 Movie
7.7
Bee Gees: This Is Where I Came In
Director
2001 Movie
Dean Martin: That's Amore
Director
2001 Movie
8.0
The Unknown Peter Sellers
Director
2000 Movie
Jonathan Winters: On the Loose
Director
2000 Movie
5.4
The Unknown Marx Brothers
Director
1993 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Leaf.
7.1
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Producer
2010 Movie
7.6
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Writer
2017 Movie
7.0
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Director
2004 Movie
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Producer
2003 Movie
6.6
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Director
2008 Movie
The Divine Bette Midler
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
6.7
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
as Self
1995 Movie
8.0
The Unknown Peter Sellers
Director
2000 Movie
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Director
2009 Movie
6.7
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Director
2006 Movie
American Dream: Detroit
Writer
2018 Movie
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
Co-Producer
1992 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Leaf.
American Dream: Detroit
Writer
2018 Movie
7.6
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Writer
2017 Movie
7.1
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Producer
2010 Movie
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Producer
2009 Movie
The Divine Bette Midler
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Producer
2003 Movie
6.3
Bee Gees - Live by Request
Consulting Producer
2001 Movie
6.0
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Writer
1995 Movie
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
Co-Producer
1992 Movie
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
Writer
1987 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Leaf.