Christian Blackwood
Age: N/A | From: Berlin, Germany
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Christian Schwarzwald
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 51
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Not Reconciled
(1965) Cinematography
The Soldier's Tale
(1984) Director
Observations Under the Volcano
(1984) Producer
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
(1978) Producer
Philip Guston: A Life Lived
(1982) Cinematography
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
(1986) Producer
Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966
(1967) Cinematography
Monk in Europe
(1968) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Self | |
| 1946 | Otto Brückner | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Director of Photography | |
| 1990 | Director of Photography | |
| 1989 | Director of Photography | |
| 1984 | Director of Photography | |
| 1978 | Director of Photography | |
| 1970 | Director of Photography | |
| 1969 | Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Director | |
| 1987 | Director | |
| 1986 | Director | |
| 1984 | Director | |
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| 1982 | Director | |
| 1981 | Director | |
| 1980 | Director | |
| 1978 | Director | |
| 1976 | Director | |
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| 1972 | Director | |
| 1970 | Director | |
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| 1969 | Director | |
| 1968 | Director | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Producer | |
| 1987 | Producer | |
| 1986 | Producer | |
| 1984 | Producer | |
| 1982 | Producer | |
| 1981 | Producer | |
| 1980 | Producer | |
| 1978 | Producer | |
| 1976 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1968 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Cinematography | |
| 1986 | Cinematography | |
| 1982 | Cinematography | |
| Cinematography | ||
| 1972 | Cinematography | |
| 1970 | Cinematography | |
| 1969 | Cinematography | |
| 1968 | Cinematography | |
| 1967 | Cinematography | |
| 1965 | Cinematography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Editor | |
| 1978 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |