Marcel Ophüls
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Writer
Born Nov 1, 1927 · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Active 1952–2025 · Awards: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, MacArthur Fellows Program, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Peter-Weiss Prize, Grimme-Preis, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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.
Filmography
Ain't Misbehavin (2013) - DirectorThe Troubles We've Seen (1994) - Writer · DirectorNovember Days (1991) - Director · WriterHôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988) - Director · Writer · ProducerDas schöne irre Judenmädchen (1984) - MedardusLiberty Belle (1983) - German teacherYorktown: The Meaning of a Victory (1982) - DirectorFestspiele (1982) - Clown · Director · WriterEgon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (1980) - Dr. StovelThe Memory of Justice (1976) - Director · Producer · WriterInside Story (1974) - DirectorA Sense of Loss (1973) - Director · ProducerThe Harvest of My Lai (1970) - Director · WriterZwei ganze Tage (1970) - Director · ScreenplayClavigo (1970) - DirectorThe Sorrow and the Pity (1969) - Director · Writer · CreatorMunich, or Peace in Our Time (1967) - Director · WriterMake Your Bets Ladies (1965) - Director · ScreenplayBanana Peel (1963) - Director · ScreenplayLove at Twenty (1962) - Director · WriterMunich (1962) - DirectorMatisse ou Le talent de bonheur (1960) - Director · WriterLola Montès (1955) - (uncredited) · Assistant DirectorThe Girl with the Whip (1952) - Assistant Director