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Marcel Ophuls

Marcel Ophuls was a French and American actor, screenwriter and director (1927–2025). He was born at Frankfurt and died at Lucq-de-Béarn.

Marcel Ophuls in brief

Born
1927
Died
2025
Known for
actor, screenwriter and director
Place of birth
Frankfurt
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Identity and origins

His recorded languages were German, French and English.

He was the child of Max Ophüls and Hilde Wall. He married Régine Ackermann-Ophüls.

Career and activity

Marcel Ophuls worked in film direction, film screenwriting, acting and documentary film.

He belonged to Academy of Arts, Berlin and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Recognition and collections

Marcel Ophuls received Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, MacArthur Fellows Program, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Peter-Weiss Prize, Grimme-Preis and Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.

Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library.

Mémoires d'un fils à papa. Le chagrin et la pitié. Le chagrin et la pitié. The sorrow and the pity.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Marcel Ophuls, Projections 4½, 1995. An Interview with Marcel Ophuls, Mavericks, 2024. Chapter Sixty Marcel Ophuls, My Affair with Art House Cinema, 2024. November days, de Marcel Ophuls, Vingtième Siècle, revue d'histoire, 1992. Le chagrin & la pitié : Chronique d’une cité française sous l’occupation allemande. Histoire et mémoire., Relief: Revue Électronique de Littérature Francaise, 2012. Le chagrin & la pitié : Chronique d’une cité française sous l’occupation allemande. Histoire et mémoire., Relief: Revue Électronique de Littérature Francaise, 2012.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Karl Dönitz Interview 1973 (1976) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Marcel Ophuls studied at Occidental College. the recorded working language is German, French and English.

The field of work recorded is film direction, film screenwriting and acting.

Membership is recorded of Academy of Arts, Berlin and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Distinctions recorded are Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, MacArthur Fellows Program, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Peter-Weiss Prize.

Chronology

  1. 1927Marcel Ophuls born at Frankfurt.
  2. 1976Karl Dönitz Interview 1973 digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 2025Marcel Ophuls died at Lucq-de-Béarn.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    An Interview with Marcel Ophuls, Mavericks, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Chapter Sixty Marcel Ophuls, My Affair with Art House Cinema, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Marcel Ophuls, Projections 4½, 1995

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    November days, de Marcel Ophuls, Vingtième Siècle, revue d'histoire, 1992

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Marcel Ophuls (Internet Archive), 4 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 3 articles naming Marcel Ophuls.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Marcel Ophuls as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    “Marcel Ophuls”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q711420: Marcel Ophuls

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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