Les Blank

Les Blank

Directing
Born 1935-11-27 Died 2013-04-07 Tampa, Florida, USA 66 credits Guggenheim Fellowship 1 Maya Deren Award 1

Awards

Won 1 Guggenheim Fellowship Award

Guggenheim Fellowship 1 won

  • — Guggenheim Fellowship Won

Maya Deren Award 1 won

  • 1990 Maya Deren Award Won

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Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
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Filmography — top 60 of 66
Directing 43 credits
Point of View
Point of View
1988 · Director
Lagniappe
Lagniappe
2006 · Director, Director of Photography
Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams
1982 · ★ 7.6 · Director, Producer
Chulas Fronteras
Chulas Fronteras
1976 · Director, Editor
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
1987 · Producer, Director
Innocents Abroad
Innocents Abroad
1991 · Director, Cinematography
Dry Wood
Dry Wood
1973 · Director
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
1988 · ★ 7.0 · Director, Cinematography
Motorcycle Moment
Motorcycle Moment
2025 · Director
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
1984 · Director, Director of Photography
Puamana
Puamana
1991 · Director, Cinematography
Hot Pepper
Hot Pepper
1973 · Director
A Poem Is a Naked Person
A Poem Is a Naked Person
1974 · Self, Director
Gap-Toothed Women
Gap-Toothed Women
1987 · Director, Writer
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
1964 · Director
Strike!
Strike!
1961 · Director
Lightnin' Les
Lightnin' Les
1968 · Director
Always for Pleasure
Always for Pleasure
1978 · Director, Producer
Del mero corazón
Del mero corazón
1979 · Director of Photography, Director
Thailand Moment
Thailand Moment
2015 · Director
Softball Umpire
Softball Umpire
1962 · Director
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
1995 · Director, Director of Photography
A Well Spent Life
A Well Spent Life
1971 · Director, Editor
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
1980 · Director, Director of Photography
Chicken Real
Chicken Real
1970 · Director
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
1985 · Self, Director
I Went to the Dance
I Went to the Dance
1989 · Director of Photography, Director
Spend It All
Spend It All
1972 · Director, Cinematography
Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
1969 · Director, Producer
Sprout Wings and Fly
Sprout Wings and Fly
1983 · Director, Director of Photography
All In This Tea
All In This Tea
2007 · Director
Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
1960 · Director
The Sun's Gonna Shine
The Sun's Gonna Shine
1969 · Director
Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
1987 · Director
The Maestro Rides Again!
The Maestro Rides Again!
2005 · Director
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
1968 · Director, Director of Photography
You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip
You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip
· Director
And Freedom Came?!
And Freedom Came?!
1962 · Director
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
1988 · Director, Director of Photography
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
2014 · Self, Director
The Ways of Water
The Ways of Water
1971 · Director, Cinematography
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
1968 · Director
Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
1991 · Director
Other credits 20 credits
Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo
1982 · ★ 7.6 · Thanks
Lagniappe
Lagniappe
2006 · Director, Director of Photography
Seven Second Love Affair
Seven Second Love Affair
1965 · Director of Photography
Chulas Fronteras
Chulas Fronteras
1976 · Director, Editor
Christopher Tree
Christopher Tree
1967 · Editor, Director of Photography
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
1984 · Director, Director of Photography
The Arch
The Arch
1969 · Editor
Poto and Cabengo
Poto and Cabengo
1980 · Director of Photography
Tattoo Uprising
Tattoo Uprising
2019 · Director of Photography
Pleasure Faire
Pleasure Faire
1964 · Director of Photography
Del mero corazón
Del mero corazón
1979 · Director of Photography, Director
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
1995 · Director, Director of Photography
A Well Spent Life
A Well Spent Life
1971 · Director, Editor
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
1980 · Director, Director of Photography
I Went to the Dance
I Went to the Dance
1989 · Director of Photography, Director
Sprout Wings and Fly
Sprout Wings and Fly
1983 · Director, Director of Photography
Here Comes Everybody
Here Comes Everybody
1960
Treasure of the Lisu
Treasure of the Lisu
2010 · Story Consultant, Editor
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
1968 · Director, Director of Photography
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
1988 · Director, Director of Photography
Acting 16 credits
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991 · ★ 7.9 · Camera Operator
Screening Room
Screening Room
1972 · Himself
Innocents Abroad
Innocents Abroad
1991 · Director, Cinematography
String Sounds
String Sounds
1969 · "B" Camera Operator
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
1988 · ★ 7.0 · Director, Cinematography
Puamana
Puamana
1991 · Director, Cinematography
A Poem Is a Naked Person
A Poem Is a Naked Person
1974 · Self, Director
Hole in the Soul
Hole in the Soul
1994 · Camera Operator
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
1985 · Self, Director
Spend It All
Spend It All
1972 · Director, Cinematography
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
2008 · Self
New Sounds in Music
New Sounds in Music
1968 · Camera Operator
Out in the Woods
Out in the Woods
2016 · Self
Treasure of the Lisu
Treasure of the Lisu
2010 · Story Consultant, Editor
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
2014 · Self, Director
The Ways of Water
The Ways of Water
1971 · Director, Cinematography
Producing 5 credits
Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams
1982 · ★ 7.6 · Director, Producer
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
1987 · Producer, Director
Always for Pleasure
Always for Pleasure
1978 · Director, Producer
Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
1969 · Director, Producer
In the Land of the Owl Turds
In the Land of the Owl Turds
1987 · Producer
Writing 1 credit
Gap-Toothed Women
Gap-Toothed Women
1987 · Director, Writer
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