Marcel Ophüls
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1 November 1927
Died24 May 2025 (age 97)
Place of birthFrankfurt am Main, Germany
Known credits41
Biography
Marcel Ophuls (German: [ˈɔfʏls]; born 1 November 1927) was a German-French documentary film maker and former actor, best known for his films The Sorrow and the Pity and Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie. Ophuls was born in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of Hildegard Wall and the director Max Ophüls. His family left Germany in 1933 following the coming to power of the Nazi Party and settled in Paris, France. Following the invasion of France by Germany in May 1940 they were forced to flee to the Vichy zone, remaining in hiding for over a year before crossing the Pyrenees into Spai…
The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
2024 · Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
A Deal Made in a Turkish Bath
2017 · Self
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
2015 · Self
Ain't Misbehavin
2013 · Self
Ain't Misbehavin
2013 · Director
Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard: The Meeting in St-Gervais
2011 · Self
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
2009 · Self
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
2009 · Director
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
2009 · Writer
Marcel Ophuls: The Memory Hunter
2004 · Self
A Journey Through Le Plaisir
2002 · himself
The Troubles We've Seen
1994 · Self
The Troubles We've Seen
1994 · Writer
The Troubles We've Seen
1994 · Director
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993 · Self (archive footage)
November Days
1991 · Self - Interviewer
November Days
1991 · Director
November Days
1991 · Writer
Zeil um Zehn
1990 · Self
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
1988 · Self
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
1988 · Director
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
1988 · Writer
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
1988 · Producer
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen
1984 · Medardus
Liberty Belle
1983 · German teacher
Wortwechsel
1982 · Self
Festspiele
1982 · Clown
Festspiele
1982 · Director
Festspiele
1982 · Writer
Yorktown: The Meaning of a Victory
1982 · Director
Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment
1980 · Dr. Stovel
Kortnergeschichten
1980 · Director
Kortnergeschichten
1980 · Writer
Annie Hall
1977 · Thanks
The Memory of Justice
1976 · Director
The Memory of Justice
1976 · Producer
The Memory of Justice
1976 · Writer
Inside Story
1974 · Director
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Self
A Sense of Loss
1973 · Director
A Sense of Loss
1973 · Producer
À la recherche de mon Amérique
1971 · Director
À la recherche de mon Amérique
1971 · Scenario Writer
Zwei ganze Tage
1970 · Director
Zwei ganze Tage
1970 · Screenplay
The Harvest of My Lai
1970 · Director
The Harvest of My Lai
1970 · Writer
Clavigo
1970 · Director
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