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Christian Schwarzwald
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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1942-07-07
- event Death Date 1992-07-22
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.6
- info Birth Place Berlin, Germany
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Christian Blackwood
movie_edit Directing
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Katja Mann: A Life with Thomas Mann
1969-01-01
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Conversations with Philip Guston
2003-11-02
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The Soldier's Tale
1984-01-01
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Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
1980-04-01
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Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978-04-06
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Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986-06-23
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Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986-06-23
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Observations Under the Volcano
1984-07-03
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Observations Under the Volcano
1984-07-03
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Observations Under the Volcano
1984-07-03
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Signed: Lino Brocka
1987-10-01
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Signed: Lino Brocka
1987-10-01
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Jim Dine: London
1970-01-01
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All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
1982-09-10
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All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
1982-09-10
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Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978-04-06
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Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978-04-06
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Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978-04-06
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Harlem Theater
1969-04-22
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Summer in the City
1970-03-23
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Sex-Business: Made in Pasing
1970-01-03
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Philip Guston: A Life Lived
1982-01-01
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San Domingo
1970-11-10
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Motel
1989-01-23
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Motel
1989-01-23
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Edith Head
1981-10-01
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Edith Head
1981-10-01
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All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
1982-09-10
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Hollywood's Musical Moods
1976-02-16
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Hollywood's Musical Moods
1976-02-16
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Monk
1968-01-01
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Monk
1968-01-01
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Christo: Wrapped Coast
1969-01-01
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Aznavour: Breaking America
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Signed: Lino Brocka
1987-10-01
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Signed: Lino Brocka
1987-10-01
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Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
1980-04-01
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Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
1980-04-01
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Yesterday's Witness
1976-11-01
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Summer in the City
1970-03-23
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Motel
1989-01-23
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Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
1990-01-01
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Monk
1968-01-01
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Monk in Europe
1968-01-01
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Not Reconciled
1965-07-04
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Yesterday's Witness
1976-11-01
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David Hockney's Diaries
1970-01-01
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Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966
1967-03-26
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Larry Rivers
1972-01-01
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Isamu Noguchi
1972-12-31
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Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986-06-23