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Maximillian Oppenheimer, known as Max Ophüls, 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.
Birth Name
Max Oppenheimer Ophüls
Born
Tuesday, 06 May 1902
Died
Monday, 25 March 1957
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Journeys Through French Cinema | Self | 2017 |
| Empreintes | Self | 2007 |
| Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren | (archive footage) | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Journeys Through French Cinema | Self | 2017 |
| Empreintes | Self | 2007 |
| Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren | (archive footage) | 1990 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Lola Montès | 1955 |
| The Earrings of Madame De... | 1953 |
| Le Plaisir | 1952 |
| Vendetta | 1950 |
| La Ronde | 1950 |
| The Reckless Moment | 1949 |
| Caught | 1949 |
| Letter from an Unknown Woman | 1948 |
| The Exile | 1947 |
| De Mayerling à Sarajevo | 1940 |
| There's No Tomorrow | 1940 |
| The Novel of Werther | 1938 |
| Yoshiwara | 1937 |
| The Trouble with Money | 1936 |
| La tendre ennemie | 1936 |
| Valse brillante de Chopin | 1936 |
| Divine | 1935 |
| Man Stolen | 1934 |
| Everybody's Woman | 1934 |
| Laughing Heirs | 1933 |
| Love Story | 1933 |
| Playing at Love | 1933 |
| Die verkaufte Braut | 1932 |
| The Company's in Love | 1932 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Le Plaisir | 1952 |
| La tendre ennemie | 1936 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1955 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1952 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |
