Gary Leva

Career Overview

Gary Leva has 148 screen credits in a career dating back to 1997. Signature works include The Visions of Stanley Kubrick, Turning Like Clockwork, The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

148

Known For

• 

  The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
• 

  Turning Like Clockwork
• 

  The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
• 

  Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
• 

  A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
• 

  The Craft of Dirty Harry

Frequent Collaborators

• John Baxter (2 collaborations)
• Paul Duncan (2 collaborations)
• William Friedkin (2 collaborations)
• Guillermo del Toro (2 collaborations)
• John Carpenter (2 collaborations)
• Martin Scorsese (2 collaborations)
• Shane Black (2 collaborations)
• Jay Cocks (2 collaborations)
• Peter Hyams (2 collaborations)
• Andrew Robinson (2 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (70 credits)

  • A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential

    director

    directing
    2026
  • L.A. Confidential: From Book to Screen

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The Men of Midway

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Getting It Right: The Making of Midway

    director

    directing
    2020
  • We Met At Midway - Two Survivors Remember

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Joe Rochefort - Breaking The Japanese Code

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Turning Point: The Legacy of Midway

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Monsters are Real

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Reimagining Rodan

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Making Mothra

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Godzilla 2.0

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Creating Ghidorah

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters- Monster Tech: Monarch Joins the Fight

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters- Castle Bravo

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Reimagining The Met Gala

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Ocean's Team 3.0

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Moment by Moment - Averting Disaster on the Hudson

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Restoring Spartacus

    director

    directing
    2015
  • One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper

    director

    directing
    2015
  • The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    director

    directing
    2013
  • The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Clint Eastwood's West

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Turning Like Clockwork

    director

    directing
    2011
  • The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

    director

    directing
    2009
  • North by Northwest: One for the Ages

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Gone With The Wind: The Legend Lives On

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Saul Bass: Title Champ

    director

    directing
    2008
  • In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Alma: The Master's Muse

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Super Heroes United! The Complete Justice League History

    director

    directing
    2008
  • The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

    director

    directing
    2008
  • A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

    director

    directing
    2008
  • The Business End: Violence in Cinema

    director

    directing
    2008
  • The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

    director

    directing
    2008
  • The Craft of Dirty Harry

    director

    directing
    2008
  • An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Fog City Mavericks

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

    director

    directing
    2007
  • View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

    director

    directing
    2007
  • The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Hollywood Helps the Cause

    director

    directing
    2006
  • The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Welcome to the Big House

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    director

    directing
    2005
  • By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

    director

    directing
    2005
  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Plan B

    director

    directing
    1997

• editing (18 credits)

  • Directors of the Monsterverse

    editor

    editing
    2024
  • The Men of Midway

    editor

    editing
    2020
  • Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

    editor

    editing
    2020
  • The Devil and Father Amorth

    editor

    editing
    2018
  • Moment by Moment - Averting Disaster on the Hudson

    editor

    editing
    2016
  • One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper

    editor

    editing
    2015
  • The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    editor

    editing
    2013
  • Clint Eastwood's West

    editor

    editing
    2011
  • Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

    editor

    editing
    2009
  • Fog City Mavericks

    editor

    editing
    2007
  • By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

    editor

    editing
    2005
  • The Characters of Star Wars

    editor

    editing
    2004
  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    editor

    editing
    2004
  • The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

    editor

    editing
    2004
  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    editor

    editing
    2001
  • Inside The Living Daylights

    editor

    editing
    2000
  • Inside 'Octopussy'

    editor

    editing
    2000
  • Ian Fleming: 007's Creator

    editor

    editing
    2000

• production (46 credits)

  • Directors of the Monsterverse

    producer

    production
    2024
  • Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

    producer

    production
    2020
  • We Met At Midway - Two Survivors Remember

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle

    producer

    production
    2016
  • Moment by Moment - Averting Disaster on the Hudson

    producer

    production
    2016
  • I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas

    producer

    production
    2015
  • One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper

    producer

    production
    2015
  • The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    producer

    production
    2013
  • The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

    producer

    production
    2013
  • Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

    producer

    production
    2013
  • The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

    producer

    production
    2012
  • Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

    producer

    production
    2012
  • Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

    producer

    production
    2012
  • Clint Eastwood's West

    producer

    production
    2011
  • Turning Like Clockwork

    producer

    production
    2011
  • Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

    producer

    production
    2009
  • North by Northwest: One for the Ages

    producer

    production
    2009
  • Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

    producer

    production
    2009
  • Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

    producer

    production
    2008
  • In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

    producer

    production
    2008
  • Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators

    producer

    production
    2008
  • Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

    producer

    production
    2008
  • Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

    producer

    production
    2008
  • Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

    producer

    production
    2008
  • The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

    producer

    production
    2008
  • A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

    producer

    production
    2008
  • The Business End: Violence in Cinema

    producer

    production
    2008
  • The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

    producer

    production
    2008
  • The Craft of Dirty Harry

    producer

    production
    2008
  • An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

    producer

    production
    2008
  • Fog City Mavericks

    producer

    production
    2007
  • Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

    producer

    production
    2007
  • The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

    producer

    production
    2007
  • Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

    producer

    production
    2007
  • Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

    producer

    production
    2007
  • Hollywood Helps the Cause

    producer

    production
    2006
  • The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    producer

    production
    2006
  • Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    executive producer

    production
    2006
  • Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

    producer

    production
    2006
  • Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

    producer

    production
    2006
  • Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

    producer

    production
    2006
  • Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    producer

    production
    2005
  • By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

    producer

    production
    2005
  • The Characters of Star Wars

    producer

    production
    2004
  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    producer

    production
    2004
  • The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

    producer

    production
    2004

• writing (13 credits)

  • One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper

    writer

    writing
    2015
  • Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

    writer

    writing
    2013
  • Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

    writer

    writing
    2012
  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    writer

    writing
    2009
  • Fog City Mavericks

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

    writer

    writing
    2006
  • Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

    writer

    writing
    2006
  • Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

    writer

    writing
    2006
  • By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

    writer

    writing
    2005
  • The Characters of Star Wars

    writer

    writing
    2004
  • The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

    writer

    writing
    2004
  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    writer

    writing
    2001
  • Plan B

    writer

    writing
    1997

• camera (1 credits)

  • Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

    director of photography

    camera
    2013