Deceased

When Did Marcel Ophüls Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 97

Also known asMarcel WallGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn01/11/1927Born inFrankfurt am Main, GermanyDied24/05/2025Died inLucq-de-BéarnWikidataQ711420 ↗TMDb#19789 ↗

Marcel Ophuls was a German-French and American documentary filmmaker and actor, renowned for his notable works such as The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) and Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988). Born to German-Jewish filmmaker Max Ophuls, the family fled Nazi Germany during its rise to power in the final stages of the Weimar Republic in 1933. Subsequently, they relocated to France, but fled in 1940 when the Nazis occupied the country.

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Filmography23 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked FranceMovie	Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")	97
2017	A Deal Made in a Turkish BathMovie	Self	90
2015	Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the ShoahMovie	Self	88
2013	Ain't MisbehavinMovie	Self	86
2011	Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard: The Meeting in St-GervaisMovie	Self	84
2009	Max par Marcel: Lola MontèsMovie	Self	82
2004	Marcel Ophuls: The Memory HunterMovie	Self	77
2002	A Journey Through Le PlaisirMovie	himself	75
1994	The Troubles We've SeenMovie	Self	67
1993	François Truffaut: Stolen PortraitsMovie	Self (archive footage)	66
1991	November DaysMovie	Self - Interviewer	64
1990	Zeil um ZehnSeries	Self	63
1988	Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus BarbieMovie	Self	61
1984	Das schöne irre JudenmädchenMovie	Medardus	57
1983	Liberty BelleMovie	German teacher	56
1982	WortwechselSeries	Self	55
1982	FestspieleMovie	Clown	55
1980	Egon Schiele: Excess and PunishmentMovie	Dr. Stovel	53
1974	Spécial cinémaSeries	Self	47
1969	The Sorrow and the PitySeries	Self - Interviewer	42
1965	Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la rondeMovie	Self	38
1964	Grimme AwardSeries	Self	37
1955	Lola MontèsMovie	(uncredited)	28