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Les Blank
Known for
Directing
Born
1935-11-27 · 77 (at death)
Died
2013-04-07
Place of birth
Tampa, Florida, USA

Les Blank

Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.

Known for · 63 titles

POV
6.9

POV

1988

Fitzcarraldo
7.6

Fitzcarraldo

1982

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
7.9

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991

Screening Room

Screening Room

1972

Burden of Dreams
7.6

Burden of Dreams

1982

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
6.9

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

1988

Always for Pleasure
7.4

Always for Pleasure

1978

The Arch
7.6

The Arch

1969

Tattoo Uprising

Tattoo Uprising

2019

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
7.5

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980

Pleasure Faire
6.0

Pleasure Faire

1964

Hole in the Soul
6.0

Hole in the Soul

1994

Hot Pepper
6.8

Hot Pepper

1973

I Went to the Dance
7.7

I Went to the Dance

1989

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
7.9

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

1968

A Poem Is a Naked Person
7.8

A Poem Is a Naked Person

1974

Gap-Toothed Women
7.1

Gap-Toothed Women

1987

Lagniappe
4.2

Lagniappe

2006

A Well Spent Life
6.7

A Well Spent Life

1971

Dizzy Gillespie
7.0

Dizzy Gillespie

1964

Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
10.0

Živeli! Medicine for the Heart

1987

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
4.8

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

2014

All In This Tea
7.4

All In This Tea

2007

Seven Second Love Affair

Seven Second Love Affair

1965

Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

2008

Sprout Wings and Fly
6.1

Sprout Wings and Fly

1983

Innocents Abroad
8.0

Innocents Abroad

1991

Puamana
7.0

Puamana

1991

Spend It All
7.0

Spend It All

1972

Dry Wood
6.5

Dry Wood

1973

Poto and Cabengo
6.8

Poto and Cabengo

1980

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
6.1

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

1995

In Heaven There Is No Beer?
6.5

In Heaven There Is No Beer?

1984

Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
6.0

Huey Lewis and the News: Before!

1987

Motorcycle Moment

Motorcycle Moment

2025

Chulas Fronteras
6.8

Chulas Fronteras

1976

The Sun's Gonna Shine
6.9

The Sun's Gonna Shine

1969

Christopher Tree
5.0

Christopher Tree

1967

Softball Umpire

Softball Umpire

1962

New Sounds in Music

New Sounds in Music

1968

Chicken Real
7.0

Chicken Real

1970

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
6.1

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella

1995

God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
5.6

God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance

1968

Lightnin' Les
5.0

Lightnin' Les

1968

Here Comes Everybody

Here Comes Everybody

1960

Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
9.5

Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball

1988

In the Land of the Owl Turds
9.0

In the Land of the Owl Turds

1987

My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge
5.5

My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge

1994

Marc and Ann
6.0

Marc and Ann

1991

Thailand Moment
2.0

Thailand Moment

2015

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

1985

String Sounds

String Sounds

1969

And Freedom Came?!

And Freedom Came?!

1962

Strike!

Strike!

1961

Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
5.9

Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge

1991

Cigarette Blues
6.5

Cigarette Blues

1985

Treasure of the Lisu

Treasure of the Lisu

2010

Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion

Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion

1971

Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
6.8

Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana

1990

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
5.3

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

1960

Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
8.0

Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down

1969

The Maestro Rides Again!
4.8

The Maestro Rides Again!

2005

The Ways of Water

The Ways of Water

1971