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Max Ophüls (1902–1957)

Director | Writer | Producer

Director Max Ophüls was born Max Oppenheimer in Saarbrücken, Germany. He began his career as a stage actor and director in the golden twenties. He worked in cities such as Stuttgart, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Vienna, Frankfurt, Breslau and Berlin. In 1929 his son Marcel Ophüls was born in Frankfurt, Germany... See full bio »

Born:

Max Oppenheimer Ophüls
in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

Died:

(age 54) in Hamburg, Germany
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1955 Lola Montès (as Max Ophuls)
 
1953 Madame de...
 
1952 Le plaisir
 
1950 Vendetta (1946 first version; fired - uncredited)
 
1950 La ronde
 
1949 The Reckless Moment (as Max Opuls)
 
1949 Caught (as Max Opuls)
 
1948 Letter from an Unknown Woman (as Max Opuls)
 
1947 The Exile (as Max Opuls)
 
1940 De Mayerling à Sarajevo
 
1940 Sans lendemain
 
1940 L'école des femmes
 
1938 Le roman de Werther
 
1937 Yoshiwara (as Max Ophuls)
 
1936 Komedie om geld
 
1936 La tendre ennemie
 
1936 Valse brillante de Chopin (short)
 
1936/II Ave Maria (short)
 
1935 Divine
 
1934 La signora di tutti
 
1934 On a volé un homme
 
1933 Une histoire d'amour
 
1933 Lachende Erben
 
1933 Liebelei (uncredited)
 
1932 Die verkaufte Braut
 
1932 Die verliebte Firma
 
1931 Dann schon lieber Lebertran (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (17 titles)
1989 Frau Berta Garlan (TV movie) (play)
 
1955 Lola Montès (adaptation / as Max Ophuls / as Max Ophuls)
 
1953 Madame de... (screenplay)
 
1952 Le plaisir (adaptation)
 
1950 La ronde (adaptation)
 
1948 Letter from an Unknown Woman (uncredited)
 
1940 Sans lendemain (uncredited)
 
1938 Le roman de Werther (adaptation)
 
1937 Yoshiwara (adaptation / as Max Ophuls)
 
1936 Komedie om geld (screenplay)
 
1936 La tendre ennemie (screenplay)
 
1935 Divine (decoupage / as Max Ophuls)
 
1934 La signora di tutti (screenplay)
 
1933 Lachende Erben (adaptation)
 
1933 Liebelei (uncredited)
 
1932 Die verkaufte Braut
 
1931 Dann schon lieber Lebertran (short)
 
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1952 Le plaisir (producer - uncredited)
 
1936 La tendre ennemie (producer)
 
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1931 Nie wieder Liebe! (assistant director)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
1995 Le roi de Paris (dedicatee)
 
1961 Lola (dedicatee)
 
1958 Les amants de Montparnasse (Montparnasse 19) (dedicatee)
 
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2007 Danielle Darrieux, une vie de cinéma (TV movie)
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Max Ophuls | Max Opuls

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Personal Quote:

Paris, which had always amused me on holiday, was too lovely ... emigration was no hardship, it was an outing. It offered the shining wet boulevards under the street lights, breakfast in Monmartre with cognac in your glass, coffee and lukewarm brioche, gigolos and prostitutes at night. ... Everyone in the world has two fatherlands: his own and Paris. (Spiel im Dasein) See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 843-850. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »

Trademark:

Nearly all of his female protagonists had names beginning with "L" (Leonora, Lisa, Lucia, Louise, Lola, etc.) See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus