The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
1968•31m•7.9•Released
DocumentaryMusic
A musical portrait of Texas bluesman 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
Director
Les Blank
Languages
English
Studio
Flower Films
Cast
Lightnin' Hopkins
Self
Billy Bizor
Self
Mance Lipscomb
Self
Ruth Ames
Self (as Ruth 'Blues' Ames)
Production
Company
Flower Films
Producer
Les Blank
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