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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

19807.5 / 1051 min
Documentary

Overview

A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.

Cast

Alice Waters

Alice Waters

Self - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Self - Film Director: Nosferatu

Harrod Blank

Harrod Blank

Self - Youth Saved From Dysentery

Michael Goodwin

Michael Goodwin

Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler

Christopher Pray

Christopher Pray

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Les Blank

Les Blank

Director

Les Blank

Les Blank

Director of Photography

Maureen Gosling

Maureen Gosling

Editor

Les Blank

Les Blank

Producer

Maureen Gosling

Maureen Gosling

Sound Recordist

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Additional Camera

Mark Berger

Mark Berger

Sound Mixer

Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí

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