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Maximillian Oppenheimer ( OP-ən-hy-mər, ; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls ( AW-fəlss, OH-fəlss,) or simply Ophuls, was a German-born film director who worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950). He made nearly 30 films, the latter ones being especially notable: La Ronde (1950), Le Plaisir (1952), The Earrings of Madame de… (1953) and Lola Montès (1955). Wikipedia