Christian Blackwood

Christian Blackwood

Born: July 7, 1942
Died: July 22, 1992
in Berlin, Germany
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-year 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.

Movies for Christian Blackwood...

Title: Deutscher Filmpreis
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1951
Type: TV
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The Murderers Are Among Us
Title: The Murderers Are Among Us
Character: Otto Brückner
Released: October 15, 1946
Type: Movie
After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds an ex-soldier living in her apartment. Together the two try to move past their experiences during WWII.