Les Blank

Les Blank

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Tampa, Florida, USA
November 27, 1935

Biography

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

Photo

Les Blank 1

Representative Works

Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo
7.6
/ German
Lagniappe
Lagniappe
4.2
/ English
Innocents Abroad
Innocents Abroad
8.0
/ English
Chulas Fronteras
Chulas Fronteras
6.8
/ English
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
7.9
/ English
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
7.0
/ English
Motorcycle Moment
Motorcycle Moment
No Rating Yet
/ English
Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams
7.6
/ English
Seven Second Love Affair
Seven Second Love Affair
No Rating Yet
/ English
Lightnin' Les
Lightnin' Les
5.0
/ English
Puamana
Puamana
7.0
/ English
Tattoo Uprising
Tattoo Uprising
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Fitzcarraldo
1982Winner

Best Performance

Fitzcarraldo

Lagniappe
2006Nominee

Best Director

Lagniappe

Innocents Abroad
1991Winner

Best Director

Innocents Abroad

Career Highlights

Chulas Fronteras
1976Highlight

Best Director

Chulas Fronteras

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991Highlight

Best Performance

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

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