Max Ophüls

Maximillian Oppenheimer (6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (German: [ˈɔfʏls]), was an influential German-born film director who worked in Germany (1931–33), France (1933–40), the United States (1947–50), and France again (1950–57). He made nearly 30 films, with those from the last period being especially notable: La Ronde (1950), Le Plaisir (1952), The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) and Lola Montès (1955).

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 06, 1902
Birth nameMaximillian Oppenheimer
Birth place
German Empire , Germany , Saarbrücken
Date of deathMarch 25, 1957
Place of death
Germany , Hamburg , West Germany
Children
Marcel Ophüls

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