death_date death_place years_active birth_place children imagesize name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
25 march 1957 hamburg , west germany 1931 -- 1957 saarbrücken , german empire marcel ophüls 205px max ophüls 6 may 1902 hildegard wall -lrb- m. 1926 -rrb- maxophüls.jpg max ophüls
 maximillian oppenheimer director , writer
max ophüls

maximillian oppenheimer -lrb- 6 may 1902 -- 26 march 1957 -rrb- , known as max ophüls -lrb- -rrb- , was a german-born film director who worked in germany -lrb- 1931 -- 33 -rrb- , france -lrb- 1933 -- 40 -rrb- , the united states -lrb- 1947 -- 50 -rrb- , and france again -lrb- 1950 -- 57 -rrb- .
he made nearly 30 films , with those from the last period being especially notable : `` la ronde '' -lrb- 1950 -rrb- , `` le plaisir '' -lrb- 1952 -rrb- , `` the earrings of madame de ... '' -lrb- 1953 -rrb- and `` lola montès '' -lrb- 1955 -rrb- .
