Smash his camera

Smash his camera [videorecording] / directed by Leon Gast. - [UK] : Got the shot, 2010. - 1 videodisc (1:05 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm. - Imagine. . - Imagine / series editor Alan Yentob. .

Recorded off-air 23 November 2010 from BBC1.

Ron Galella himself appears in this film.

Introduced by Alan Yentob, this film directed by acclaimed film-maker Leon Gast explores the life of intrepid American photojournalist Ron Galella, who many consider to be the world’s first true paparazzo. Galella was sued by Jackie Kennedy and had his jaw broken by Marlon Brando. Throughout a career spanning more than 40 years, Galella's stalking tactics have attracted criticism, hostility and lawsuits. But his relentless pursuit of the famous has enabled him to amass an archive of 3 million photographs of celebrities. In this film, the award-winning programme-maker Leon Gast follows Galella as he revisits some of his old haunts and recalls his encounters with the stars who have tried - and usually failed - to evade his lens.


DVD.


Galella, Ron.


Paparazzi.
Photojournalism.