Les Blank: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 29
- as director
- 26
- on screen
- 1960–2015
- box office
- $110K
Les Blank's Career in Numbers
Les Blank's films in numbers — as a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Les Blank works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off (1960) to How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2015), and the 1980s were the busiest decade.
Les Blank Movies by Decade
- 1960s 6
- 1970s 5
- 1980s 8
- 1990s 4
- 2000s 3
- 2010s 1
The 1980s were Les Blank's busiest decade, with 8 films.
Les Blank Movies by Genre
- Documentary 15
- Music 7
- Biography 1
Documentary is the genre Les Blank has worked in most, with 15 films, ahead of music (7).
Les Blank Career Milestones
- First film
- Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off 1960
- Biggest box office hit
- Burden of Dreams $8.31K worldwide
Les Blank Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Les Blank is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 26 as director and 1 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Les Blank
26- 2015
How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy Biography - 2007
All In This Tea Documentary - 2006
Lagniappe Documentary - 2005
The Maestro Rides Again Documentary - 1995
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists Documentary - 1994
My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge - 1991
Marc and Ann Music - 1990
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana Documentary - 1989
I Went to the Dance Documentary - 1987
Huey Lewis and the News: Before! Documentary - 1987
Gap-Toothed Women Documentary - 1985
Cigarette Blues Music - 1983
Sprout Wings and Fly Music - 1982
Burden of Dreams Documentary Worldwide box office: $8.31K - 1980
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers Documentary - 1980
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe Documentary - 1978
Always for Pleasure Documentary - 1976
Chulas Fronteras Music Worldwide box office: $5.02K - 1973
Hot Pepper Documentary - 1972
Spend It All Documentary - 1971
A Well Spent Life Music - 1969
The Sun’s Gonna Shine Documentary - 1969
Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down Music - 1968
The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins Music - 1968
Lightnin’ Les - 1964
Dizzy Gillespie
Les Blank Movies as an Actor
1
Les Blank in Documentaries & Specials
2
Les Blank: Questions & Answers
How many movies Les Blank has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Les Blank been in?
Les Blank is credited on 29 films, from 1960 to 2015. 1 of them as an actor and 26 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Les Blank's highest-grossing movie?
A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) is Les Blank's biggest box office hit, with $96.8K worldwide, ahead of Burden of Dreams (1982) ($8.31K). Across every film with box office figures, Les Blank's movies have made $110K.
Les Blank's biggest hits What is Les Blank's newest movie?
The most recent film on Les Blank's filmography is How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2015), which Les Blank directed.
The Best Les Blank Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 29 directing credits.
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