Name
Christian Blackwood
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1942-07-07
Deathday
1992-07-22 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
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-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.
Known For
6.8
After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds a traumatized ex-soldier living i...
7.4
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live...
5.9
A story about the continuity and collapse of history, the power of suppression, and the te...
- 1946 The Murderers Are Among Us as Otto Brückner
- 1951 German Film Award ( 1 episode ) as Self
