Marcel Ophuls

ABOUT MARCEL OPHULS

German-born documentary filmmaker and actor who directed the acclaimed documentary The Sorrow and the Pity.

He attended Hollywood High and later served at a U.S. military base in Japan.

He produced the documentary Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie, for which he won an Academy Award in 1988.

His father was director Max Ophuls . His father was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the film Le Plaisir.

He worked on the 1952 picture Moulin Rouge directed by John Huston .