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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

198051 min 7.5 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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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Release / first air1980-02-18
Original languageEN
GenresDocumentary
DirectorLes Blank
WriterNot available
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionFlower Films

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5 cast members
Alice WatersAlice WatersSelf - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley
Werner HerzogWerner HerzogSelf - Film Director: Nosferatu
Harrod BlankHarrod BlankSelf - Youth Saved From Dysentery
Michael GoodwinMichael GoodwinSelf - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
Christopher PrayChristopher PrayNarrator (voice)

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