Les Blank
Directing · Camera Operator · Director · Director of Photography
Born Nov 27, 1935 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Active 1960–2013
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Filmography
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) - Camera OperatorBurden of Dreams (1982) - Director · Producer · Director of PhotographyWerner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1988) - Director · Producer · CinematographyThe Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968) - Director · Producer · Director of PhotographyGarlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980) - Director · Director of Photography · ProducerAlways for Pleasure (1978) - Director · Producer · Editor · Director of PhotographyThe Arch (1969) - EditorŽiveli! Medicine for the Heart (1987) - DirectorRy Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball (1988) - Director · Director of PhotographyGap-Toothed Women (1987) - Director · Writer · Producer · Director of PhotographyA Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) - Director · Writer · Editor · Director of PhotographyI Went to the Dance (1989) - Director of Photography · DirectorIn the Land of the Owl Turds (1987) - ProducerA Well Spent Life (1971) - Director · Editor · CinematographyHot Pepper (1973) - DirectorPoint of View (1988) - DirectorChulas Fronteras (1976) - Director · EditorYum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana (1990) - DirectorSpend It All (1972) - Director · Cinematography · EditorAll In This Tea (2007) - DirectorInnocents Abroad (1991) - Director · CinematographyThe Sun's Gonna Shine (1969) - DirectorIn Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984) - Director · Director of Photography · ProducerDry Wood (1973) - Director