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