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Saul Landau(1936-2013)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
  • Director
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Saul Landau was born on 15 January 1936 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was a director, known for ¡Qué hacer! (1972), Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang (1979) and We Don't Play Golf Here (2007). He was married to Rebecca Switzer and Nina Serrano. He died on 9 September 2013 in Alameda, California, USA.
BornJanuary 15, 1936
DiedSeptember 9, 2013(77)
BornJanuary 15, 1936
DiedSeptember 9, 2013(77)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins total

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Known for

¡Qué hacer! (1972)
¡Qué hacer!
6.5
  • Director
  • 1972
Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang (1979)
Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang
8.5
  • Director
  • 1979
We Don't Play Golf Here
Short
  • Director
  • 2007
Quest for Power: Sketches of the American New Right
  • Director
  • 1983

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Rozzi Newman Osterman in Debby in Hospital (1978)
    Debby in Hospital
    TV Series
    • lighting (as Shaul Landau)
    • 1978
  • Rozzi Newman Osterman and Gabi Otterman in Gabby & Debby (1976)
    Gabby & Debby
    7.8
    TV Series
    • lighting
    • film lighting (as Shaul Landau, as Shaul Landau)
    • 1976
  • Neighbours (1976)
    Neighbours
    8.8
    TV Series
    • film lighting (as Shaul Landau)
    • 1976
  • The Sheriff of Hollywood Hills (1974)
    The Sheriff of Hollywood Hills
    9.2
    TV Series
    • lighting (as Shaul Landau)
    • 1974
  • Crime and the Law
    TV Series
    • film lighting (as Shaul Landau)
    • 1973
  • English, English, English
    TV Series
    • film lighting (as Shaul Landau)
    • 1973–1976

Visual Effects

  • Here We Are (1975)
    Here We Are
    7.4
    TV Series
    • film lighting (as Shaul Landau)
    • 1975

Director

  • Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up? (2010)
    Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up?
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2010
  • We Don't Play Golf Here
    Short
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Life Ain't No Crystal Stair (2007)
    Life Ain't No Crystal Stair
    Short
    • Director
    • 2007
  • The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas
    8.6
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Quest for Power: Sketches of the American New Right
    • Director
    • 1983
  • De onderste steen (1981)
    De onderste steen
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang (1979)
    Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang
    8.5
    • Director
    • 1979
  • The C.I.A. Case Officer: John 'Bob' Stockwell
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Zombies in a House of Madness
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1975
  • A Song for Dead Warriors
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • ¡Qué hacer! (1972)
    ¡Qué hacer!
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Robert Wall: Ex-FBI Agent
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Brazil: A Report on Torture (1971)
    Brazil: A Report on Torture
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Fidel (1971)
    Fidel
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Shaul Landau
  • Born
    • January 15, 1936
    • Bronx, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 9, 2013
    • Alameda, California, USA(bladder cancer)
  • Spouses
      Rebecca Switzer? - September 9, 2013 (his death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    A Bush and Botox World (Book)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He graduated from the University of Wisconsin. After moving to San Francisco, he was a film distributor, author, playwright, and member of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. He was professor emeritus at California State Polytechnic University, where he taught history and digital media.
  • Quotes
    All my films try to teach people without preaching too hard. I try not to be too tendentious.

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