Directing
Les Blank
- Titles
- 64movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1960 to 2025, busiest in 1991 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 49titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Chulas Fronteras85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.7average 0.9
- Showbiz5.3average 1.2
- Wholesome5.6average 3.3
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Wonder5.5average 3.4
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Social Commentary5.4average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Mystery0.8, average 4.1
- Crime0.6, average 3.7
- Violence1.5, average 4.3
- Tension3.4, average 6.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Documentary 5
- Social Commentary 3
- Observational Cinema 2
- Blues Music 2
- Lightnin' Hopkins 2
- Biographical Portrait 2
- Cultural Documentary 2
- New Orleans 2
- Mardi Gras 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Maureen GoslingEditorBurden of Dreams, Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe, Lagniappe, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers, Dry Wood, +9 more
Lightnin' HopkinsActorLightnin' Les, The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins, Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985), The Sun's Gonna Shine, Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
Marc SavoyActorSpend It All, I Went to the Dance, Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana, Marc and Ann
Werner HerzogActorBurden of Dreams, Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers, Tattoo Uprising
Skip GersonDirectorA Well Spent Life, Thailand Moment, The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins, Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down- MMichael GoodwinActorBurden of Dreams, Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
- CChris StrachwitzActorWerner Herzog Eats His Shoe, Del mero corazón, I Went to the Dance
Gerald GaxiolaActorThe Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists, The Maestro Rides Again- AAnn SavoyActorI Went to the Dance, Marc and Ann
Dizzy GillespieActorDizzy Gillespie, Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
Alice WatersActorWerner Herzog Eats His Shoe, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers- PProfessor LonghairActorLagniappe, Always for Pleasure
Movies and TV shows
32000s
3 titles · average score 70
70
All In This Tea (2007)
Director
Lagniappe (2006)
Director of Photography, Director
The Maestro Rides Again (2005)
Director