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Marcel Ophuls

German-French filmmaker (1927–2025)

1.48body-of-work score · ranked #649 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
November 1, 1927 · Frankfurt
Died
May 25, 2025 · Lucq-de-Béarn
Nationality
France, United States
Work
film director, actor, film screenwriter, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Sorrow and the PityLe Chagrin et la Pitié

    1969 · France / Germany · documentary

    Siskel's annual top 10 1972 #2 · Ebert's annual top 10 1972 #6 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.834 citations
  2. 2
    The Memory of Justice

    1976 · France / United Kingdom / United States · documentary

    Kehr's annual top 10 1977 #2 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.482 citations
  3. 3
    Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

    1988 · France / Germany / United States · documentary

    Siskel's annual top 10 1988 #7

    0.171 citation

Complete filmography

All 15 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.