Les Blank

Les Blank

Known for
Directing
Born
November 27, 1935
Died
April 7, 2013 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Tampa, Florida, USA

Biography

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

Known For

Filmography

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You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip

You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip

Movie · Director

2025
Motorcycle Moment poster

Motorcycle Moment

Movie · Director

2015
Thailand Moment poster

Thailand Moment

Movie · Director

2014
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy poster

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

Movie · Director

2007
All In This Tea poster

All In This Tea

Movie · Director

2006
Lagniappe poster

Lagniappe

Movie · Director

2005
The Maestro Rides Again! poster

The Maestro Rides Again!

Movie · Director

1995
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists poster

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

Movie · Director

1995
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella poster

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella

Movie · Director

1994
My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge poster

My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge

Movie · Director

1991
Innocents Abroad poster

Innocents Abroad

Movie · Director

1991
Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge poster

Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge

Movie · Director

1991
Puamana poster

Puamana

Movie · Director

1991
Marc and Ann poster

Marc and Ann

Movie · Director

1990
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana poster

Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana

Movie · Director

1989
I Went to the Dance poster

I Went to the Dance

Movie · Director

1988
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball poster

Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball

Movie · Director

1988
POV poster

POV

TV · Director · 1 ep

1987
Živeli! Medicine for the Heart poster

Živeli! Medicine for the Heart

Movie · Director

1987
Gap-Toothed Women poster

Gap-Toothed Women

Movie · Director

1987
Huey Lewis and the News: Before! poster

Huey Lewis and the News: Before!

Movie · Director

1985
Cigarette Blues poster

Cigarette Blues

Movie · Director

1985
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) poster

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

Movie · Director

1984
In Heaven There Is No Beer? poster

In Heaven There Is No Beer?

Movie · Director

1983
Sprout Wings and Fly poster

Sprout Wings and Fly

Movie · Director

1982
Burden of Dreams poster

Burden of Dreams

Movie · Director

1980
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers poster

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Movie · Director

1980
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe poster

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

Movie · Director

1979
Del mero corazón

Del mero corazón

Movie · Director

1978
Always for Pleasure poster

Always for Pleasure

Movie · Director

1976
Chulas Fronteras poster

Chulas Fronteras

Movie · Director

1974
A Poem Is a Naked Person poster

A Poem Is a Naked Person

Movie · Director

1973
Hot Pepper poster

Hot Pepper

Movie · Director

1973
Dry Wood poster

Dry Wood

Movie · Director

1972
Spend It All poster

Spend It All

Movie · Director

1971
A Well Spent Life poster

A Well Spent Life

Movie · Director

1971
The Ways of Water poster

The Ways of Water

Movie · Director

1970
Chicken Real poster

Chicken Real

Movie · Director

1969
The Sun's Gonna Shine poster

The Sun's Gonna Shine

Movie · Director

1969
Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down poster

Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down

Movie · Director

1968
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins poster

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

Movie · Director

1968
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance poster

God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance

Movie · Director

1968
Lightnin' Les poster

Lightnin' Les

Movie · Director

1964
Dizzy Gillespie poster

Dizzy Gillespie

Movie · Director

1962
Softball Umpire poster

Softball Umpire

Movie · Director

1962
And Freedom Came?! poster

And Freedom Came?!

Movie · Director

1961
Strike! poster

Strike!

Movie · Director

1960
Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off poster

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

Movie · Director