Biography
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 complex tracking shots. Many of his films are narrated from the point of view of the female protagonist. In addition to the American romantic melodrama Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), the French productions La Ronde (1950), Le Plaisir (1952), The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) and Lola Montès (1955) are among his best-known works. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States.
Directed 26
1950s
- 1955
- 1953
- 1952
- 1950
La Ronde
Director
1940s
- 1949
Caught
Director
- 1948
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Director
- 1947
The Exile
Director
- 1940
L'école des femmes
Director
There's No Tomorrow
Director
From Mayerling to Sarajevo
Director
1930s
- 1938
The Novel of Werther
Director
- 1937
Yoshiwara
Director
- 1936
The Trouble with Money
Director
The Tender Enemy
Director
Chopin's Brilliant Waltz
Director
- 1935
Divine
Director
- 1934
A Man Has Been Stolen
Director
- 1933
Liebelei
Director
Love Story
Director
Laughing Heirs
Director
- 1932
The Bartered Bride
Director
The Company's in Love
Director
- 1931
I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil
Director
No More Love
Assistant Director
Wrote 14
1950s
- 1955
- 1953
- 1952
- 1950
La Ronde
Adaptation
1940s
- 1940
There's No Tomorrow
Screenplay
1930s
- 1938
The Novel of Werther
Adaptation
- 1937
Yoshiwara
Screenplay
- 1936
The Trouble with Money
Writer, Dialogue
The Tender Enemy
Screenplay
- 1935
Divine
Scenario Writer, Writer
- 1934
- 1933
Laughing Heirs
Adaptation
- 1932
The Bartered Bride
Screenplay
- 1931
I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil
Writer
Produced 1
1930s
- 1936
The Tender Enemy
Producer