David Lean made him do it.

Julian Krainin was so moved by Lawrence of Arabia, that he left Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and set out to make films of his own.

He founded Krainin Productions and made his first film: The March, the definitive documentary of Martin Luther King's historic Selma-to-Montgomery march for civil rights. Eight years later, he won film's highest honor – the Academy Award – for Princeton: A Search for Answers.

In recent years, Krainin Productions has focussed on producing drama. The 1994 feature film, Quiz Show, directed by Robert Redford, earned four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. George Wallace, starring Gary Sinise, was also acclaimed for its vivid portrait of the infamous segregationist.

All told, Julian Krainin has produced, directed, and written more than thirty films. He has also been honored with the Emmy and the Golden Globe, as well as screenings at the White House, the United Nations, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

In 1993 he received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in the Humanities from Allegheny College, “. . . in recognition of his unique contributions to the television and film media.”

Julian resides in Los Angeles and New York. His interests include cosmology and fried dough.