Christian Blackwood

Christian Blackwood

Directing
Born 1942-07-07 Died 1992-07-22 Berlin, Germany 38 credits
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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.
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Filmography
Directing 24 credits
Point of View
Point of View
1988 · Director
Real Sex
Real Sex
1990 · Director
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978 · Director, Producer, Editor
The Soldier's Tale
The Soldier's Tale
1984 · Director
Motel
Motel
1989 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera
Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera
1981 · Director
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Observations Under the Volcano
Observations Under the Volcano
1984 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
1980 · Director, Producer, Editor
Signed: Lino Brocka
Signed: Lino Brocka
1987 · Director, Writer, Producer
Edith Head
Edith Head
1981 · Director, Producer
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
1982 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Director, Director of Photography
Monk
Monk
1968 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Monk in Europe
Monk in Europe
1968 · 60% · Director
Yesterday's Witness
Yesterday's Witness
1976 · Director, Producer
Aznavour: Breaking America
Aznavour: Breaking America
1985 · Director
David Hockney's Diaries
David Hockney's Diaries
1970 · Director
Hollywood's Musical Moods
Hollywood's Musical Moods
1976 · Director, Producer
Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi
1972 · Director
Katja Mann: A Life with Thomas Mann
Katja Mann: A Life with Thomas Mann
1969 · Director
Jim Dine: London
Jim Dine: London
1970 · Director
Tapdancin'
Tapdancin'
· Director
Juilliard
Juilliard
· Director
Acting 12 credits
German Film Award
German Film Award
1951 · Self
The Murderers Are Among Us
The Murderers Are Among Us
1946 · 72% · Otto Brückner
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Signed: Lino Brocka
Signed: Lino Brocka
1987 · Director, Writer, Producer
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
1982 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Not Reconciled
Not Reconciled
1965 · Cinematography
Monk
Monk
1968 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Philip Guston: A Life Lived
Philip Guston: A Life Lived
1982 · Cinematography
Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966
Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966
1967 · Cinematography
Christo: Wrapped Coast
Christo: Wrapped Coast
1969 · Cinematography
San Domingo
San Domingo
1970 · Cinematography
Larry Rivers
Larry Rivers
1972 · Cinematography
Other credits 11 credits
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
1988 · 71% · Director of Photography
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978 · Director, Producer, Editor
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
1990 · Director of Photography
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing
1970 · Director of Photography
Motel
Motel
1989 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Observations Under the Volcano
Observations Under the Volcano
1984 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
1980 · Director, Producer, Editor
Lockenköpfchen
Lockenköpfchen
1967 · Director of Photography
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Director, Director of Photography
Harlem Theater
Harlem Theater
1969 · Director of Photography
Conversations with Philip Guston
Conversations with Philip Guston
2003 · Director of Photography
Producing 11 credits
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978 · Director, Producer, Editor
Motel
Motel
1989 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Observations Under the Volcano
Observations Under the Volcano
1984 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
1980 · Director, Producer, Editor
Signed: Lino Brocka
Signed: Lino Brocka
1987 · Director, Writer, Producer
Edith Head
Edith Head
1981 · Director, Producer
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
1982 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Monk
Monk
1968 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Yesterday's Witness
Yesterday's Witness
1976 · Director, Producer
Hollywood's Musical Moods
Hollywood's Musical Moods
1976 · Director, Producer
Writing 1 credit
Signed: Lino Brocka
Signed: Lino Brocka
1987 · Director, Writer, Producer
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