Michel Vitold was born on September 15, 1914 in Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He is known for Judex (1963), Quentin Durward (1971) and Messaline (1951). He was married to Michèle Sayanoff Dufour and Christiane Lénier. He died on June 14, 1994 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France.