Les Blank

DirectingBorn November 27, 1935 · Tampa, Florida, USADied April 7, 2013

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

Known For (64)

7.6

Fitzcarraldo

1982 · Movie

Fitzcarraldo

7.6·1982

7.9

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991 · Movie

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

7.9·1991

7.6

Burden of Dreams

1982 · Movie

Burden of Dreams

7.6·1982

7.0

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

1980 · Movie

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

7.0·1980

7.5

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980 · Movie

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

7.5·1980

7.9

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

1968 · Movie

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

7.9·1968

7.4

Always for Pleasure

1978 · Movie

Always for Pleasure

7.4·1978

7.1

Gap-Toothed Women

1987 · Movie

Gap-Toothed Women

7.1·1987

7.5

The Arch

1969 · Movie

The Arch

7.5·1969

6.7

A Well Spent Life

1971 · Movie

A Well Spent Life

6.7·1971

6.1

Sprout Wings and Fly

1983 · Movie

Sprout Wings and Fly

6.1·1983

5.7

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

1968 · Movie

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

5.7·1968

6.8

Hot Pepper

1973 · Movie

Hot Pepper

6.8·1973

6.5

In Heaven There Is No Beer?

1984 · Movie

In Heaven There Is No Beer?

6.5·1984

6.9

POV

1988 · Series

POV

6.9·1988

6.5

Dry Wood

1973 · Movie

Dry Wood

6.5·1973

6.8

Chulas Fronteras

1976 · Movie

Chulas Fronteras

6.8·1976

6.8

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

1990 · Movie

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

6.8·1990

7.8

A Poem Is a Naked Person

1974 · Movie

A Poem Is a Naked Person

7.8·1974

6.1

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella

1995 · Movie

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella

6.1·1995

7.0

Spend It All

1972 · Movie

Spend It All

7.0·1972

6.9

The Sun's Gonna Shine

1969 · Movie

The Sun's Gonna Shine

6.9·1969

5.5

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

1994 · Movie

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

5.5·1994

7.7

I Went to the Dance

1989 · Movie

I Went to the Dance

7.7·1989

6.1

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

1995 · Movie

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

6.1·1995

5.9

Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge

1991 · Movie

Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge

5.9·1991

7.0

Dizzy Gillespie

1964 · Movie

Dizzy Gillespie

7.0·1964

6.8

Poto and Cabengo

1980 · Movie

Poto and Cabengo

6.8·1980

7.4

All In This Tea

2007 · Movie

All In This Tea

7.4·2007

4.8

The Maestro Rides Again!

2005 · Movie

The Maestro Rides Again!

4.8·2005

6.0

Hole in the Soul

1994 · Movie

Hole in the Soul

6.0·1994

4.8

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

2014 · Movie

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

4.8·2014

4.8

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

1960 · Movie

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

4.8·1960

6.5

Cigarette Blues

1985 · Movie

Cigarette Blues

6.5·1985

4.2

Lagniappe

2006 · Movie

Lagniappe

4.2·2006

4.2

Playboy: Farmers' Daughters

1986 · Movie

Playboy: Farmers' Daughters

4.2·1986

6.0

Huey Lewis and the News: Before!

1987 · Movie

Huey Lewis and the News: Before!

6.0·1987

8.0

Innocents Abroad

1991 · Movie

Innocents Abroad

8.0·1991

7.0

Chicken Real

1970 · Movie

Chicken Real

7.0·1970

6.0

Marc and Ann

1991 · Movie

Marc and Ann

6.0·1991

5.0

Christopher Tree

1967 · Movie

Christopher Tree

5.0·1967

9.5

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

1988 · Movie

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

9.5·1988

6.0

Pleasure Faire

1964 · Movie

Pleasure Faire

6.0·1964

10.0

Živeli! Medicine for the Heart

1987 · Movie

Živeli! Medicine for the Heart

10.0·1987

5.0

Lightnin' Les

1968 · Movie

Lightnin' Les

5.0·1968

8.0

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

1969 · Movie

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

8.0·1969

9.0

In the Land of the Owl Turds

1987 · Movie

In the Land of the Owl Turds

9.0·1987

7.0

Puamana

1991 · Movie

Puamana

7.0·1991

3.0

Strike!

1961 · Movie

Strike!

3.0·1961

2.0

Thailand Moment

2015 · Movie

Thailand Moment

2.0·2015

10.0

Tattoo Uprising

2019 · Movie

Tattoo Uprising

10.0·2019

Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

2008 · Movie

Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

2008

Here Comes Everybody

1960 · Movie

Here Comes Everybody

1960

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

1985 · Movie

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

1985

Screening Room

1972 · Series

Screening Room

1972

Softball Umpire

1962 · Movie

Softball Umpire

1962

New Sounds in Music

1968 · Movie

New Sounds in Music

1968

String Sounds

1969 · Movie

String Sounds

1969

And Freedom Came?!

1962 · Movie

And Freedom Came?!

1962

Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion

1971 · Movie

Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion

1971