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Documentaries by Les Blank

The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins

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    Directed by Les Blank • 1971 • United States

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    Directed by Les Blank • 1971 • United States

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    Directed by Les Blank • 1973 • United States

    A portrait of black Creole life in the Louisiana Delta.