Christian Blackwood (July 7, 1942 – July 22, 1992) 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 Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s ...

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 brother was Michael Blackwood. His film archives are stored in the Museum of Modern Art.

Partial filmography

*''Signed: Lino Brocka'' (1987) - a documentary on

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film director

Lino Brocka Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Ar ...

*''Roger Corman: Hollywood’s Wild Angel'' (1978) *''

Murderers Among Us ''Die Mörder sind unter uns'', a German film known in English as ''Murderers Among Us'' in the United States or ''The Murderers Are Among Us'' in the United Kingdom was one of the first post-World War II German films and the first ''Trümmerfilm ...

'' (1946) - Otto Brueckner (uncredited)

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References

External links

Christian Blackwood Collection
at Michael Blackwood Productions
Films by Christian Blackwood
at the

Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ...

1942 births 1992 deaths American cinematographers American film directors American documentary filmmakers Fine art photographers Deaths from lung cancer in New York (state) {{US-cinematographer-stub