Les Blank
1935 - 2013 (age 77) • Directing
Les Blank
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Known For
Fitzcarraldo
76%
Thanks
1982
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
79%
Camera Operator
1991
Burden of Dreams
76%
Director
1982
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
70%
Director
1988
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
75%
Director
1980
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
79%
Director
1968
Always for Pleasure
74%
Director
1978
Gap-Toothed Women
71%
Director
1987
Motorcycle Moment
Director
2025
Tattoo Uprising
Director of Photography
2019
Out in the Woods
Self
2016
Thailand Moment
20%
Director
2015
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
48%
Self
2014
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
48%
Director
2014
Treasure of the Lisu
Story Consultant
2010
Treasure of the Lisu
Editor
2010
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
Self
2008
All In This Tea
74%
Director
2007
Lagniappe
42%
Director
2006
Lagniappe
42%
Director of Photography
2006
The Maestro Rides Again!
48%
Director
2005
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
61%
Director
1995
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
61%
Director of Photography
1995
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
61%
Producer
1995
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
61%
Director
1995
Hole in the Soul
60%
Camera Operator
1994
My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge
55%
Director
1994
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
79%
Camera Operator
1991
Innocents Abroad
80%
Director
1991
Innocents Abroad
80%
Cinematography
1991
Puamana
70%
Director
1991
Puamana
70%
Cinematography
1991
Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
59%
Director
1991
Marc and Ann
60%
Director
1991
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
68%
Director
1990
I Went to the Dance
77%
Director of Photography
1989