Ernst Lubitsch
Directing
Born: January 28, 1892 · Berlin, Germany
Died: November 30, 1947 (aged 55)
Highest Rated
Biography
Ernst Lubitsch (January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch". Lubitsch is best known for screwball comedies and romantic comedies, such as Trouble in Paradise (1932), Ninotchka (1939), The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and To Be or Not to Be (1942). While being escapist, his films often offer social commentary on human relationships and society in a satirical way. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States.
Photos (4)
Movies (18)
Sumurun
Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar
Where Is My Treasure?
Ernst
Der Blusenkönig
1917
The Doll
Director in Prologue (uncredited)
The Pride of the Firm
Siegmund Lachmann
Sugar and Cinnamon
1915
Miss Soapsuds
1915
Miss Bellboy
Pinkeles
Mr. Broadway
Ernst Lubitsch
Robert and Bertram
Kommis Max Edelstein
A Venetian Night
1914
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
Sally Pinkus
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
Der Teufel Satan
Meyer from Berlin
Sally Meyer
Prinz Sami
Prinz Sami
The Firm Gets Married
Moritz Abramowski / Siegmund Lachmann (Lehrling)
The Toboggan Cavalier
Sally Piner
The Ideal Wife
Krispin
Self / Appearances (7)
Ninotchka
Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Hitler: A Career
Self (archive footage)
From Caligari to Hitler
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew
Self (archive footage)
Lubitsch, le patron
Self (Archival footage)
100 Years of the UFA
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Life in Hollywood
Self
Directing (58)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Director
Ninotchka
Director
Heaven Can Wait
Director
To Be or Not to Be
Director
The Shop Around the Corner
Director
Cluny Brown
Director
Broken Lullaby
Director
Angel
Director
The Merry Widow
Director
That Lady in Ermine
Director
Trouble in Paradise
Director
Madame DuBarry
Director
Sumurun
Director
One Hour with You
Director
The Oyster Princess
Director
Rosita
Director
Design for Living
Director
Where Is My Treasure?
Director
So This Is Paris
Director
The Marriage Circle
Director
That Uncertain Feeling
Director
The Vagabond King
Co-Director
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Director
The Eyes of the Mummy
Director
If I Had a Million
Director
The Patriot
Director
Lady Windermere's Fan
Director
The Love Parade
Director
The Loves of Pharaoh
Director
The Wildcat
Director
Der Blusenkönig
Director
The Doll
Director
Faust and Marguerite Test Footage
Director
Anna Boleyn
Director
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Director
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
Director
The Smiling Lieutenant
Director
Sugar and Cinnamon
Director
Kiss Me Again
Director
Paramount on Parade
Director
Miss Soapsuds
Director
The Clerk
Director
Three Women
Director
Monte Carlo
Director
Eternal Love
Director
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
Director
Carmen
Director
Meyer from Berlin
Director
The Merry Jail
Director
My Wife, the Movie Star
Director
Forbidden Paradise
Director
Prinz Sami
Director
Intoxication
Director
The Honeymoon Express
Director
Die Flamme
Director
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Director
The Toboggan Cavalier
Director
Ossis Tagebuch
Director
Writing (22)
To Be or Not to Be
Story
The Last Command
Writer
Sumurun
Writer
The Oyster Princess
Writer
Where Is My Treasure?
Writer
If I Had a Million
Writer
The Wildcat
Writer
Der Blusenkönig
Writer
The Doll
Writer
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Writer
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
Writer
The Smiling Lieutenant
Writer
Sugar and Cinnamon
Writer
Miss Soapsuds
Writer
The Clerk
Writer
Three Women
Writer
The Merry Jail
Writer
My Wife, the Movie Star
Writer
Prinz Sami
Writer
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Writer
The Toboggan Cavalier
Writer
Ossis Tagebuch
Writer
Producing (25)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Producer
Ninotchka
Executive Producer
Heaven Can Wait
Producer
To Be or Not to Be
Producer
The Shop Around the Corner
Producer
Cluny Brown
Producer
Broken Lullaby
Producer
Angel
Producer
The Merry Widow
Producer
Dragonwyck
Producer
That Lady in Ermine
Producer
Desire
Producer
Trouble in Paradise
Producer
One Hour with You
Producer
Design for Living
Producer
The Marriage Circle
Producer
That Uncertain Feeling
Producer
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Producer
A Royal Scandal
Producer
If I Had a Million
Production Supervisor
The Patriot
Producer
The Love Parade
Producer
The Smiling Lieutenant
Producer
Sugar and Cinnamon
Producer
Monte Carlo
Producer
