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Saul Zaentz Biography (1921-)

Born February 28, 1921, in Passaic, NJ. Addresses: Office: Saul ZaentzCo., 2600 10th St., Berkeley, CA 94710.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Film producer

Birth Details

February 28, 1921

Passaic, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Producer
• (With Michael Douglas) One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, United Artists, 1975
• (With Sy Gomberg) Three Warriors, Fantasy Films, 1977
• The Lord of the Rings (animated; also known as J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings), United Artists, 1978
• Amadeus (also known as Peter Shaffer's Amadeus), Orion, 1984, released as Amadeus: The Director's Cut, 2002
• The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Orion, 1988
• At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Universal, 1991
• The English Patient, Miramax, 1996
• Film Executive Producer
• Payday, Cinerama, 1972
• The Mosquito Coast, Warner Bros., 1986
• Film Appearances
• Captain on shore when boat returns, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, United Artists, 1975
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Milos Forman: Portrait, PBS, 1989
• Interviewee, Saul Zaentz, Bravo, 1999
• (Uncredited; in archive footage) Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (also known as Hello, He Lied), AMC, 2002
• Awards Presentations
• The 48th Annual Academy Awards, 1976
• The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Himself, The Making of "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest," Warner Home Video, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Variety, January 13, 1997, p. 66

Other

• Saul Zaentz (television special), Bravo, 1999