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Christian Blackwood

Christian Blackwood

Known For Directing
Birthday Jul 07, 1942
Died Jul 22, 1992 (50)
Birthplace Berlin, Germany
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Apr 28, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 28, 2024
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Biography

Christian Blackwood was an American film director and cinematographer. He was initially a child actor, then a cinematographer acclaimed for his work in Charlotte Zwerin's Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser. But his major work was as the director of over 80 films, mostly documentaries, over a 25-ye ... ar career. His most famous films are Observations Under The Volcano and On the Set of Death of a Salesman, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of movies by John Huston and Volker Schlöndorff from the famous novel and play. The latter film won him the grand prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Christian Blackwood died in 1992 of lung cancer. He was married to film writer, producer and fine art photographer, Carolyn Marks Blackwood. His film archives are stored in the Museum of Modern Art.

Known For

Filmography

The Murderers Are Among Us

The Murderers Are Among Us

1946

as Otto Brückner

Conversations with Philip Guston

Conversations with Philip Guston

2003

Director of Photography

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

1990

Director of Photography

Motel

Motel

1989

Director of Photography

Signed: Lino Brocka

Signed: Lino Brocka

1987

Writer, Cinematography

Observations Under the Volcano

Observations Under the Volcano

1984

Director of Photography

Philip Guston: A Life Lived

Philip Guston: A Life Lived

1982

Cinematography

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

1978

Editor, Director of Photography

Larry Rivers

Larry Rivers

1972

Cinematography

Monk

Monk

1968

Cinematography

Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966

Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966

1967

Cinematography

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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Deutscher Filmpreis

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1951

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