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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

7.5 1980 51m
Documentary

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.

Directed by Les Blank

VISUAL ARCHIVE

Selected stills from the film

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CAST

The people behind the story

Alice Waters
Alice WatersSelf - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley
Werner Herzog
Werner HerzogSelf - Film Director: Nosferatu
Harrod Blank
Harrod BlankSelf - Youth Saved From Dysentery
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Michael GoodwinSelf - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
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Christopher PrayNarrator (voice)
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