Movies by Max Ophüls
As a director:
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Lola Montès (1955)
Cast: Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook …
Directed by: Max Ophüls
Director Max Ophüls's visually stunning drama recounts the true story of the scandalous life of dancer -- and courtesan -- Lola Montes (Martine Carol). Past her prime, Montes…
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The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
Cast: Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica …
Directed by: Max Ophüls
When General Andre de's (Charles Boyer) wife, Louisa (Danielle Darrieux), decides to secretly sell the diamond earrings he gave her on their wedding day to pay off a troubling debt, she…
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Le Plaisir (1952)
Cast: Claude Dauphin, Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux …
Directed by: Max Ophüls
Director Max Ophuls demonstrates his unique storytelling skills in three tales about the limits of spiritual and physical pleasure: pleasure and youth, pleasure and death, and pleasure and…
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La Ronde (1950)
Cast: Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani …
Directed by: Max Ophüls
This BAFTA Best Film Award winner spins through a merry-go-round of love affairs that come full circle in early 1900s Vienna. Told through a series of vignettes, this lyrical comedy is held…
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Caught (1949)
Cast: James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Ryan …
Directed by: Max Ophüls
Looking for a means to rise above her station, struggling model Leonora Eames (Barbara Bel Geddes) marries millionaire Smith Ohlrig (Robert Ryan) -- a character reportedly based on Howard…