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Marcel Ophuls, Myth-Shattering War Documentarian, Is Dead at 97
He was best known for “The Sorrow and the Pity,” a landmark film that debunked ideas of vast French resistance to the Nazi ...
Marcel Ophuls, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who forced France to face its WWII past, is dead at 97
Marcel Ophuls, the Academy Award-winning German-born filmmaker whose landmark 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” ...
Marcel Ophuls, who directed ‘The Sorrow and the Pity’ documentary, dead at 97
Marcel Ophuls, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose landmark documentary "The Sorrow and the Pity" debunked the myth of ...
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In WWII’s only all-female concentration camp, community was the key to survival
Lynne Olson’s book ‘The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück’ reveals the unsung stories of female French resistance fighters.
World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with some dread
Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on the continent ...
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Marcel Ophuls: A Filmmaker's Unyielding Lens on History
Marcel Ophuls, the renowned filmmaker, died at 97. Known for 'The Sorrow and the Pity,' Ophuls challenged French resistance myths during WWII. His work, often controversial, revealed uncomfortable ...
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French Resistance members reunited 80 years after end of WWII
The women, who supported the French resistance against Nazi occupation ... marking the end of World War II on the continent, approaches, the women shared their emotional story of wartime sacrifice ...
Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in Nazi Germany, dies at 105
When she was asked to spy for the French army, Marthe Cohn recalled decades later, she didn’t hesitate before saying yes.