Overview

• Marcel Ophuls, renowned for his documentaries on historical truths and conflict, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2025, at the age of 97.
• Ophuls was celebrated for 'The Sorrow and the Pity,' a groundbreaking documentary exposing French collaboration with Nazis during WWII, which faced initial censorship in France.
• He won an Academy Award in 1988 for 'Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie,' exploring the life of the Nazi war criminal.
• Born in Frankfurt in 1927, his family's flight from Nazi Germany and his experiences during WWII greatly influenced his work.
• At the time of his death, Ophuls was working on a documentary titled 'Unpleasant Truths,' focusing on Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories.