Moved to France as a child

Fought in the French Resistance during WWII

Co-founded (with Philippe Lifchitz) Argos Films

Garnered international attention with Alain Resnais' "Night and Fog"

Through Argos, released "Hiroshima, Mon Amour", directed by Resnais

Produced Chris Marker's "La Jetee/The Pier"

Engendered controvery with the release of Nagisa Oshima's "In the Realm of the Senses"

Argos was one of the production companies involved with Volker Schlondorff's award-winning "The Tin Drum"

Produced Wim Wenders' English-language film "Paris, Texas"

Served as producer of Andrei Tarkovsky's last film, "The Sacrifice"

Reteamed with Wenders for "Wings of Desire"

Third teaming with Wenders, "Until the End of the World"

Last film, Chris Marker's "Level Five"