Max Ophuls

Max Ophüls

Max Ophüls — German film director (1902-1957)

Maximillian Oppenheimer, known as Max Ophüls, was a German and French film director, screenwriter and art director. He was known for his opulent and lyrical visual style, with heavy use of tracking shots, and his melancholic, romantic themes. The Harvard Film Archive has called Ophüls "a supreme stylist of the cinema and a master storyteller".

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 4 films (1948–1955) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1948 Letter From An Unknown Woman. Max Ophüls 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 The Exile. Max Ophüls 95 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 The Earrings of Madame de... Max Ophüls 1:05 Color & B&W
1955 Lola Montes Gamma (France), Florida (France), Union Film (Germany) co-production; screenplay by Jacques Nathanson, Annette Wademant, and Max Ophuls based on a novel by Cecil Saint-Laurent ; direction, Max Ophuls. 110 16mm Color sound