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Max Ophüls
Writer 1902 - 1957

Max Ophüls

Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

Maximillian Oppenheimer (6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957) — known as Max Ophüls — was an influential German film director who worked in Germany (1931–33), France (1933–40), the United States (1947–50), and France again (1950–57). He is best known for his smooth camera movements and... Read full bio →

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Lola Montès

Lola Montès

Max Ophüls 1955 1h 56m 8.0

The film tells the tragical story of the life of Lola Montes who was a great adventurer and stopped being the attraction of her circus after having been the lover of various important men.

Madame de...

Madame de...

Max Ophüls 1953 1h 45m 8.4

In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them.

Sans lendemain

Sans lendemain

Max Ophüls 1940 1h 22m

Apres un mariage malheureux, une femme du monde est contrainte de devenir danseuse nue dans un cabaret pour elever son jeune fils.

Divine

Divine

Max Ophüls 1935 1h 22m 8.0

A country girl finds work as a chorus girl in Paris, gets embroiled with a bad egg, and then finds true love with a good-looking milkman.

La signora di tutti

La signora di tutti

Max Ophüls 1934 1h 37m 9.0

Gaby is expelled from school after a married teacher commits suicide after telling her he can't live without her. Though she has done nothing, she is punished for his act.

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