1946Nominee
Best Performance
The Murderers Are Among Us
Christian Blackwood
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Berlin, Germany
July 7, 1942
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1988Nominee
Best Director
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
1976Nominee
Best Picture
Yesterday's Witness
Career Highlights
1984Highlight
Best Director
The Soldier's Tale
1986Highlight
Best Picture
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
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The Murderers Are Among Us
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel