An image from Always for Pleasure, one of the productions that also features Les Blank.

Les Blank

November 27, 1935 — Tampa, Florida, USA

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

Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

1982

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

1982

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

1980

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

1968

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980

Always for Pleasure

Always for Pleasure

1978

Gap-Toothed Women

Gap-Toothed Women

1987