Directing
Les Blank
- Titles
- 65movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1960 to 2025, busiest in 1991 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 49titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Chulas Fronteras85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.9average 0.9
- Showbiz5.6average 1.2
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Wholesome5.5average 3.3
- Wonder5.4average 3.4
- Historical4.0average 2.6
- Social Commentary5.2average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Mystery0.7, average 4.1
- Crime0.6, average 3.7
- Violence1.4, average 4.3
- Tension3.3, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Documentary 5
- Social Commentary 3
- Observational Cinema 2
- Cultural Documentary 2
- Blues Music 2
- Lightnin' Hopkins 2
- Biographical Portrait 2
- New Orleans 2
- Mardi Gras 2
- Behind-the-Scenes Documentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Maureen GoslingDirectorBurden of Dreams, Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe, Lagniappe, Dry Wood, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers, +9 more
Lightnin' HopkinsActorLightnin' Les, Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985), Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down, The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins, The Sun's Gonna Shine
Marc SavoyActorSpend It All, Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana, I Went to the Dance, 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, Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down, Thailand Moment, The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins- 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
- AAnn SavoyActorI Went to the Dance, Marc and Ann
Alice WatersActorWerner Herzog Eats His Shoe, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Mance LipscombActorA Well Spent Life, The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins- CClifton ChenierActorHot Pepper, I Went to the Dance
Gerald GaxiolaActorThe Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists, The Maestro Rides Again
Movies and TV shows
102010s
1 title
Treasure of the Lisu (2010)
Editor, Story Consultant
1970s
7 titles · average score 74
Del mero corazón (1979)
Director of Photography, Director
73
Always for Pleasure (1978)
Producer, Director
85
Chulas Fronteras (1976)
Editor, Director
66
A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)
Director, Writer
77
Spend It All (1972)
Editor, Cinematography
69
A Well Spent Life (1971)
Cinematography, Director
1960s
2 titles · average score 73
73
The Arch (1969)
Editor
Christopher Tree (1967)
Editor, Director of Photography