Marcel Ophüls

1927-

Biography: life and films

Marcel Ophüls is an American film director. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany on 1st November 1927.

His best films as a film director include Le Chagrin et la pitié (1969), The Memory of Justice (1976) and Ain't Misbehavin (Un voyageur) (2013), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Le Chagrin et la pitié (1969), The Memory of Justice (1976) and Ain't Misbehavin (Un voyageur) (2013).

Marcel Ophüls has so far directed 10 films, scripted 8 films and appeared in 6 films.

His most frequent genres include: Documentary (8 films), drama (3), War (3) and Biography (3).

Our average rating for Marcel Ophüls over all films is: 3.8

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer

L'Amour à vingt ans (1962) [d,w]

Peau de banane (1963) [d,w]

Faites vos jeux, mesdames (1965) [d,w]

Le Chagrin et la pitié (1969) [a,d,w]

A Sense of Loss (1973) [d]

The Memory of Justice (1976) [d,w]

Egon Schiele - Exzesse (1981) [a]

Liberty belle (1983) [a]

Hôtel Terminus (1988) [a,d,w]

November Days (1991) [d]

François Truffaut: Portraits volés (1993) [a]

Veillées d'armes (1994) [d,w]

Ain't Misbehavin (Un voyageur) (2013) [a,d,w]



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