Les Blank

Les Blank

  • Birthday: 1935-11-27
  • Deathday: 2013-04-07
  • Place of birth: Tampa, Florida, USA
  • Also know as: Leslie Harrod Blank Jr.

Biography

Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.

Filmography

Production

Burden of Dreams

1982

As Director of Photography

In Heaven There Is No Beer?

1984

As Director of Photography

Cigarette Blues

1985

As Camera Operator

Christopher Tree

1967

As Director of Photography

A Poem Is a Naked Person

1974

As Director of Photography

Poto and Cabengo

1980

As Director of Photography

Sprout Wings and Fly

1983

As Director of Photography

Seven Second Love Affair

1965

As Director of Photography

Tattoo Uprising

2019

As Director of Photography

Gap-Toothed Women

1987

As Director of Photography

Pleasure Faire

1964

As Director of Photography

Lagniappe

2006

As Director of Photography

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

1968

As Director of Photography

Hole in the Soul

1994

As Camera Operator

I Went to the Dance

1989

As Director of Photography

Del mero corazón

1979

As Director of Photography

New Sounds in Music

1968

As Camera Operator

String Sounds

1969

As "B" Camera Operator

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

1995

As Director of Photography

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980

As Director of Photography

Fitzcarraldo

1982

As Thanks

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

1980

As Cinematography

The Ways of Water

1971

As Cinematography

Spend It All

1972

As Cinematography

Innocents Abroad

1991

As Cinematography

Burden of Dreams

1982

As Director

Hot Pepper

1973

As Director

Innocents Abroad

1991

As Director

I Went to the Dance

1989

As Director

All In This Tea

2007

As Director

Always for Pleasure

1978

As Director

A Well Spent Life

1971

As Director

Gap-Toothed Women

1987

As Director

Spend It All

1972

As Director

Cigarette Blues

1985

As Director

Dry Wood

1973

As Director

Dizzy Gillespie

1964

As Director

Sprout Wings and Fly

1983

As Director

Chulas Fronteras

1976

As Director

The Sun's Gonna Shine

1969

As Director

Chicken Real

1970

As Director

A Poem Is a Naked Person

1974

As Director

Lightnin' Les

1968

As Director

The Maestro Rides Again

2005

As Director

Lagniappe

2006

As Director

Marc and Ann

1991

As Director

Puamana

1991

As Director

And Freedom Came?!

1962

As Director

Strike!

1961

As Director

Thailand Moment

2015

As Director

Treasure of the Lisu

2010

As Director

The Ways of Water

1971

As Director

Softball Umpire

1962

As Director

Del mero corazón

1979

As Assistant Director

Chulas Fronteras

1976

As Editor

Christopher Tree

1967

As Editor

The Arch

1969

As Editor

Spend It All

1972

As Editor

Del mero corazón

1979

As Additional Editor

Burden of Dreams

1982

As Producer

In the Land of Owl Turds

1987

As Producer

Gap-Toothed Women

1987

As Producer

Gap-Toothed Women

1987

As Writer

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