Alain Siritsky has always claimed that despite owning the film rights and having made numerous film and television sequels and follow up productions, he has never read the original book Emmanuelle.
Born in New York, his family having emigrated from Europe because of Nazism, He was general manager of Parafrance (Paramount France) when he acquired the rights to Emmanuelle.
He was president of ASP Alain Siritzky Productions.