Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980 0h 51mDir. Les Blank
7.5/ 10
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.

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Cast & Crew

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

M

Michael Goodwin

Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler

C

Christopher Pray

Narrator (voice)

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