Marcel Ophuls, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who forced France to face its WWII past, is dead at 97

The Oscar-winning filmmaker Marcel Ophüls is dead. Max Ophüls' son, who gave the name to the Saarbrücken Film Festival, became 97 years old. He had a strong argument with the city and the festival – but there was a reconciliation and memorable appearances.

French Jewish director, Marcel Ophuls, dies at 97

Ophuls had spent the last years of his life trying to raise the money to complete a new documentary that would have critically explored Israel and Zionism.

Marcel Ophuls, French Jewish director of ‘The Sorrow and the Pity,’ dies at 97

Marcel Ophuls, the acclaimed French Jewish documentary filmmaker whose landmark 1969 film “The Sorrow and the Pity” compelled France to confront its national shame over its collaborationist behavior during World War II, has died at the age of 97.

Marcel Ophuls, French Jewish director of ‘The Sorrow and the Pity,’ dies at 97 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Marcel Ophuls, the acclaimed French Jewish documentary filmmaker whose landmark 1969 film “The Sorrow and the Pity” compelled France to confront its national shame over its collaborationist behavior during World War II, has died at the age of 97. Ophuls had spent the last years of his life trying to raise the money to complete a new documentary that would have critically explored Israel and Zionism. Over his long life and career the director mad…

Marcel Ophuls, Oscar-Winning Director of 'The Sorrow and the Pity,' Dies at 97

Marcel Ophuls, the documentary filmmaker behind the incisive WWII films “The Sorrow and the Pity” and “Hotel Terminus,” has died at his home in France at the age of 97, according to the Associated Press. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Ophuls fled his home country in 1933 following the rise of the Nazis with his family, including famed director Max Ophuls. The family stayed in France until the Nazis invaded in 1940, eventually arriving in Los Angele…

Pioneering Documentary Filmmaker Marcel Ophuls Dies at 97 - Real News Now

The world-renowned documentary filmmaker Marcel Ophuls, celebrated for his epoch-making work ‘The Sorrow and the Pity’, has passed away at the age of 97. His grandson, Andreas-Benjamin Seyfert, delivered the news, without furnishing any information about the cause of death. Ophuls, whose father was the distinguished German and Hollywood moviemaker Max Ophuls, had always asserted his desire to create lighter productions, such as romantic comedies…