Saul J. Turell

Directing·Jan 20, 1921·New York, New York, U.S.

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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.

Film	Credit
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist1979 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
TThe Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness1978 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock1978 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
The Love Goddesses1965 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Great Chase1962 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino1961 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Spunky the Snowman1957 · Producer	Producer