Alain Siritzky

{{Infobox person | name = Alain Siritzky | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 1942 | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]] | death_date = October 11, {{Death year and age|2014|1942}} | death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] | other_names = | occupation = [[Film producer]], [[film distributor]] | years_active = | spouse = }} '''Alain Siritzky''' was a [[France|French]]-[[United States|American]] [[film producer]] and [[film distributor]] in [[softcore pornography]], foremost known as the owner of the ''[[Emmanuelle]]'' franchise from the 1980s to 2010s.

==Early life== Siritzky was born in [[New York City]] in 1942 where his [[Jews in France|French Jewish]] family, a dynasty of film producers in [[France]], took refuge during [[World War II]].<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2014/10/15/emmanuelle-a-perdu-son-producteur_4506743_3476.html « Emmanuelle » a perdu son producteur], ''[[Le Monde]]'', 15 October 2014</ref> His family moved to [[Paris]] when he was a youngster.<ref name="hollywood">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alain-siritzky-dead-emmanuelle-producer-740736 Alain Siritzky, Producer of the 'Emmanuelle' Films, Dies at 72], ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', 14 October 2014</ref>

==''Emmanuelle''== Siritzky's career took a turn after the first ''[[Emmanuelle (1974 film)|Emmanuelle]]'' film produced by Yves Rousset-Rouard was released in 1974. He proceeded to become a co-producer in ''[[Emmanuelle 2]]'' with his company ASP (Alain Siritzky Productions). After Rousset-Rouard ended the series with ''[[Goodbye Emmanuelle]]'' in 1977, Siritzky acquired all filming rights to the character. The first ''Emmanuelle'' release by ASP to resurrect the character was ''[[Emmanuelle 4]]'' in 1984, which was followed by more than 80 Emmanuelle sequels for film, television and video. [[Krista Allen]], [[Holly Sampson]], and Allie Haze were among the actresses who played the title character.<ref name="hollywood"/><ref>[http://www.purepeople.com/article/alain-siritzky-mort-du-producteur-des-films-erotiques-emmanuelle_a149134/1 Alain Siritzky : Mort du producteur des films érotiques ''Emmanuelle''], ''PurePeople'', 15 October 2014</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0802852}}

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