Léonard Keigel

1929–2020·Deceased·Active 1952–1977

Leonard Keigel was born March 4th, 1929 in London of Russian ancestry, his stepfather Leonid owned a repertory movie theater and later co-founded the prestigious Paris film magazine, Cahiers Du Cinema; his uncle Jacques Mage was proprietor of an exploitation cinema circuit, Cinephone. Keigel started making amateur Super-16mm films at age 18 and ...

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8Films
72Posters
25Years active
1952Peak year
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