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Born:
Berlin, Germany
on
in the year 1942
Died:
7/22/1992
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Child actor turned documentarian and director of photography whose career spanned 40 films over a 25-year period. Among his work as a cinematographer is Charlotte Zwerin's haunting "Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser". As a documentarian, Blackwood generally focused on artists and filmmakers. His films include "Observations Under The Volcano" (1988), a behind-the-scenes look at director John Huston's adaptation of Malcolm Lowry's novel; "Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel" (1978); and "Signed, Lino Brocka" (1987), a portrait of the eminent Filipino director....
Full Bio
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Awards
Filmography
Rialto
- ( Story By
/
/ Announced /
)
Hollywood's Musical Moods
- ( Director
/ 1973
/ In-Production /
)
Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser
- ( Director of Photography
/ 2002
/ Released /
Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide
)
Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center
- ( Cinematographer(- cinematography)
/ 1998
/ Released /
)
Motel
- ( Director
/ 1989
/ Released /
)
Motel
- ( Producer
/ 1989
/ Released /
)
Motel
- ( Screenplay
/ 1989
/ Released /
)
Motel
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1989
/ Released /
)
Signed, Lino Brocka
- ( Director
/ 1989
/ Released /
Christian Blackwood Productions
)
Signed, Lino Brocka
- ( Producer
/ 1989
/ Released /
Christian Blackwood Productions
)
Signed, Lino Brocka
- ( Photography
/ 1989
/ Released /
Christian Blackwood Productions
)
My Life For Zarah Leander
- ( Director
/ 1987
/ Released /
)
My Life For Zarah Leander
- ( Producer
/ 1987
/ Released /
)
My Life For Zarah Leander
- ( Screenplay
/ 1987
/ Released /
)
My Life For Zarah Leander
- ( Editor
/ 1987
/ Released /
)
My Life For Zarah Leander
- ( Photography
/ 1987
/ Released /
)
Nik and Murray
- ( Director
/ 1986
/ Released /
)
Nik and Murray
- ( Producer
/ 1986
/ Released /
)
Nik and Murray
- ( Director of Photography
/ 1986
/ Released /
)
Nik and Murray
- ( Editor
/ 1986
/ Released /
)
Observations Under the Volcano
- ( Producer
/ 1984
/ Released /
Christian Blackwood Productions
)
Observations Under the Volcano
- ( Cinematographer(- cinematography)
/ 1984
/ Released /
Christian Blackwood Productions
)
Observations Under the Volcano
- ( Director
/ 1984
/ Released /
Christian Blackwood Productions
)
All By Myself
- ( Director
/ 1981
/ Released /
)
All By Myself
- ( Producer
/ 1981
/ Released /
)
All By Myself
- ( Cinematographer(- cinematography)
/ 1981
/ Released /
)
Tapdancin'
- ( Director
/ 1981
/ Released /
)
Tapdancin'
- ( Producer
/ 1981
/ Released /
)
Tapdancin'
- ( Cinematographer(- cinematography)
/ 1981
/ Released /
)
Yesterday's Witness
- ( Director
/ 1979
/ Released /
)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
- ( Producer
/ 1978
/ Released /
)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
- ( Screenplay
/ 1978
/ Released /
)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
- ( Editor
/ 1978
/ Released /
)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
- ( Director
/ 1978
/ Released /
)
Not Reconciled, Or Only Violence Helps Where Violence Rules
- ( Camera Operator
/ 1969
/ Released /
)
TV Credits
Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time
(
1993 / Released
):
Director of Photography
Real Sex 5
(
1993 / Released
):
Segment Director / Segment Producer
Real Sex
(
1992 / Released
):
Segment Director
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '92
(
1992 / Released
):
Photography
Private Conversations: The Making of the Television Adaptation of "Death of a Salesman" With Dustin Hoffman
(
1986 / Released
):
Director / Producer / Cinematographer
Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of a Genius
(
1982 / Released
):
Camera Operator
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Child actor turned documentarian and director of photography whose career spanned 40 films over a 25-year period. Among his work as a cinematographer is Charlotte Zwerin's haunting "Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser". As a documentarian, Blackwood generally focused on artists and filmmakers. His films include "Observations Under The Volcano" (1988), a behind-the-scenes look at director John Huston's adaptation of Malcolm Lowry's novel; "Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel" (1978); and "Signed, Lino Brocka" (1987), a portrait of the eminent Filipino director. His "Private Conversations: On the Set of `Death of a Salesman'" (1985), a documentary about the filming of German director Volker Schlondorff's interpretation of the Arthur Miller play, won the grand prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Profession(s):
documentarian, director, director of photography, child actor
Sometimes Credited As:
Christian Schwarzwald
Family
brother:Michael Blackwood
Awards
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Berlin Film Festival Peace Prize "Signed, Lino Brocka" 1987
United States (Sundance) Film Festival Sundance Festival Grand Jury Prize (Documentary) "Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'" 1986
Emmy "Memories of a Movie Palace" 1970
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