He was born in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of Max Ophüls.
Filmography Veillées d'armes (a.k.a. The Troubles We've Seen: A History of Journalism in Wartime) (1994) Hôtel Terminus (a.k.a. Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie) (1989) Le Chagrin et la pitié (a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity) (1971)