Max ophuls biography

          Ophüls was an actor, stage director, and producer in Germany and Austria from to He was a veteran of some plays by the time he.

        1. Ophüls was an actor, stage director, and producer in Germany and Austria from to He was a veteran of some plays by the time he.
        2. Born Maximillian Oppenheimer, Ophuls began his show business career as a stage actor at the age of 17, changing his surname so as not to.
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        4. Maximillian Oppenheimer, known as Max Ophüls or simply Ophuls, was a German and French film director and screenwriter.
        5. Director Max Ophüls was born Max Oppenheimer in Saarbrücken, Germany.

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          Max Ophüls

          German film director (1902–1957)

          "Max Oppenheimer" redirects here. For the Austrian artist, see Max Oppenheimer (artist).

          For Salman Rushdie character, see Shalimar the Clown.

          Maximillian Oppenheimer (OP-ən-hy-mər, German:[maksiˈmiːli̯aːnˈʔɔpn̩ˌhaɪmɐ]; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (AW-fəlss, OH-fəlss,[2]German:[maksˈʔɔfʏls]) or simply Ophuls, was a German and French film director and screenwriter.

          He was known for his opulent and lyrical visual style, with heavy use of tracking shots, and his melancholic, romantic themes.[3] The Harvard Film Archive referred to Ophüls as "a supreme stylist of the cinema and a master storyteller."[3]

          A refugee from Nazi Germany, Ophüls worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950).

          He made nearly 30 films, the latter ones being especially notable: The Reckless Moment (1949), Letter from an Unknown Wom