
Directing
Saul J. Turell
Born — Died
1921-01-20 — 1986-04-10
Place of birth
New York, New York, U.S.
Known for
Directing
Credits
18 titles
Saul J. Turell (January 20, 1921 – April 10, 1986) was a producer and maker of documentaries, and a distributor for classic film. He founded Sterling Films in 1946. In the early sixties, Sterling Films merged with the Walter Reade Organization, becoming Reade-Sterling, of which Turell was president. In 1965, Turell and William J. Becker took over the ailing Janus Films. The same year, Turell directed The Love Goddesses, released by Walter Reade and Paramount Pictures with the subtitle "A History of Sex in the Cinema". He won an Academy Award in 1980 in the category Best Documentary Short Subject for Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist.
Known for
7.3This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, “Ol’ Man River.”
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979
7.0A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
6.2This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.
The Love Goddesses
1965
6.4A rollicking compendium of the greatest hits of silent-cinema chase sequences
The Great Chase
1962
NRThis film looks at the work of staff in museums across the United States. The operation of a modern museum is shown: excavation, conservation, exhibition and education. Selected museum objects are shown being handled by professionals from acquisition to exhibition. The installation of the Tutankhamen exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is shown. (ACMI)
Museum
1979
A documentary about the film roles of British actor Alec Guinness. Volume 8 in a series produced by Janus Films.
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978
Behind the camera
7.3This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, “Ol’ Man River.”
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979
7.3This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, “Ol’ Man River.”
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979
7.0A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
7.0A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
7.0A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
6.2This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.
The Love Goddesses
1965
6.2This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.
The Love Goddesses
1965
6.2This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.
The Love Goddesses
1965
6.4A rollicking compendium of the greatest hits of silent-cinema chase sequences
The Great Chase
1962
6.4A rollicking compendium of the greatest hits of silent-cinema chase sequences
The Great Chase
1962
NRThis film looks at the work of staff in museums across the United States. The operation of a modern museum is shown: excavation, conservation, exhibition and education. Selected museum objects are shown being handled by professionals from acquisition to exhibition. The installation of the Tutankhamen exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is shown. (ACMI)
Museum
1979
NRThis film looks at the work of staff in museums across the United States. The operation of a modern museum is shown: excavation, conservation, exhibition and education. Selected museum objects are shown being handled by professionals from acquisition to exhibition. The installation of the Tutankhamen exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is shown. (ACMI)
Museum
1979
A documentary about the film roles of British actor Alec Guinness. Volume 8 in a series produced by Janus Films.
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978
A documentary about the film roles of British actor Alec Guinness. Volume 8 in a series produced by Janus Films.
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978
A documentary about the film roles of British actor Alec Guinness. Volume 8 in a series produced by Janus Films.
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978
NRDocumentary about the early British films by director Alfred Hitchcock.
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
1978
NRDocumentary about the early British films by director Alfred Hitchcock.
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
1978
4.0A cartoon depicting Spunky the Snowman's visit to Santa.
Spunky the Snowman
1957
