Alain Siritzky was a French-

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, foremost known as the owner of the ''

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'' franchise from the 1980s to 2010s.

Early life

Siritzky was born in

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in 1942 where his French Jewish family, a dynasty of film producers in

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, took refuge during

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. His family moved to

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when he was a youngster.Alain Siritzky, Producer of the 'Emmanuelle' Films, Dies at 72
''

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'', 14 October 2014

''Emmanuelle''

Siritzky's career took a turn after the first ''

'' film produced by Yves Rousset-Rouard was released in 1974. He proceeded to become a co-producer in ''

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'' with his company ASP (Alain Siritzky Productions). After Rousset-Rouard ended the series with ''

Goodbye Emmanuelle ''Goodbye Emmanuelle'' (aka ''Emmanuelle 3'') is a 1977 French softcore erotica movie directed by François Leterrier, and starring Sylvia Kristel. The music score is by Serge Gainsbourg. In this sequel, Emmanuelle and Jean move to the Seychel ...

'' 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.

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, and Allie Haze were among the actresses who played the title character.Alain Siritzky : Mort du producteur des films érotiques ''Emmanuelle''
''PurePeople'', 15 October 2014

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siritzky, Alain 1942 births 2014 deaths Businesspeople from New York City Film producers from New York (state) French film producers American people of French-Jewish descent French people of Polish-Jewish descent French pornographers American emigrants to France 20th-century American businesspeople