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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
62Upcoming
2 titles
2020s
1 title
Director
2010s
4 titles
Director of Photography
Director
Editor, Story Consultant
2000s
3 titles · average score 70
70
Director
Director of Photography, Director
Director
1990s
10 titles · average score 75
65
Director of Photography, Producer
Camera Operator
Director, Cinematography
91
Camera Operator
Director
Director
1980s
15 titles · average score 71
Director, Director of Photography
Director, Director of Photography
69
Director, Director of Photography
Producer, Director
67
Director of Photography, Director
64
Director, Director of Photography
72
Producer, Director of Photography
80
Thanks
70
Cinematography, Producer
74
Director of Photography, Producer
74
Director of Photography
1970s
11 titles · average score 71
Director, Additional Editor
73
Director, Editor
85
Editor, Director
66
Editor, Director
64
Director
67
Director
77
Director, Editor
68
Director, Editor
Director, Cinematography
Director
1960s
16 titles · average score 60
68
Director
Director of Photography, Producer
72
Editor
77
Director, Producer
Director
Editor, Director of Photography
Director
Director of Photography
Director
26
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