# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/max-ophuls
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:39:02.088Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/max-ophuls"
name: "Max Ophüls"
slug: "max-ophuls"
description: "Maximillian Oppenheimer, known as Max Ophüls, was a German and French film director, screenwriter and art director. He was known for his opulent and lyrical visual style, with heavy use of tracking shots, and his melancholic, romantic themes. The Harvard Film Archive has called Ophüls \"a supreme stylist of the cinema and a master storyteller\"."
tagline: "German film director (1902-1957)"
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country:
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birthDate: "1902-05-06"
deathDate: "1957-03-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump