Jazz Dance (1954)
Few films wield the awesome spiritual power of Jazz Dance, on which Leacock was one of two cameramen charting the slow, smoldering build of a Manhattan dance club from idle space to explosive, carnal bacchanal. Employing handheld cameras, limited light and sheer proximity, the film achieved an intimacy never before witnessed in a documentary.
Director: Roger Tilton
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Jimmy McPartland as Himself |
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Pee Wee Russell as Himself |
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Willie 'The Lion' Smith as Himself |
| Directing | Roger Tilton | Director |
| Camera | Richard Leacock | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard S. Brummer | Editor |
| Writing | Roger Tilton | Writer |