Max Ophüls

Maximillian Oppenheimer, known as Max Ophüls or simply Ophuls, was a German-born film director who worked in Germany (1931–1933), France, and the United States (1947–1950). He made nearly 30 films, the latter ones being especially notable: La Ronde (1950), Le Plaisir (1952), The Earrings of Madame de… (1953) and Lola Montès (1955). He was credited as Max Opuls on several of his American films, including The Reckless Moment, Caught, Letter from an Unknown Woman, and The Exile. The annual Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken is named after him.

6 May 1902

Born on the same birth day (6 May): Alan Dale • Aleksandr Akimov • Alessandra Ferri • Charles Batteux • Denny Wright • Hermann Raster • Jim Magilton • Ricardo Oliveira • Richard Shelby • Samuel Doe • Weeb Ewbank • Winifred Brunton

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