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Ernst Lubitsch

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1892-01-28

Deathday: 1947-11-30 (55 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 100

Movies 100

Director 41

Producer 12

self 8

Writer 3

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Ernst Lubitsch

Biography

Filmography

all 100

Movies 100

Director 41

Producer 12

self 8

Writer 3

100 Years of the UFA (2017)

Frantz (2016)

From Caligari to Hitler (2015)

The Metropolis Case (2003)

Die UFA (1992)

To Be or Not to Be (1983)

Hitler: A Career (1977)

That Lady in Ermine (1948)

Cluny Brown (1946)

Dragonwyck (1946)

Here Is (1945)

A Royal Scandal (1945)

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

That Uncertain Feeling (1941)

The Eternal Jew (1940)

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Ninotchka (1939)

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)

Angel (1937)

Desire (1936)

The Merry Widow (1934)

Design for Living (1933)

Mr. Broadway (1933)

The Clerk (1933)

If I Had a Million (1932)

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

One Hour with You (1932)

Broken Lullaby (1932)

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

Monte Carlo (1930)

Paramount on Parade (1930)

The Vagabond King (1930)

The Love Parade (1930)

Eternal Love (1929)

The Patriot (1928)

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)

The Last Command (1928)

Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927)

The Honeymoon Express (1926)

So This Is Paris (1926)

Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)

Kiss Me Again (1925)

Three Women (1924)

The Marriage Circle (1924)

Forbidden Paradise (1924)

Screen Tests for Faust (1923)

Rosita (1923)

Die Flamme (1923)

The Loves of Pharaoh (1922)

The Wildcat (1921)

Anna Boleyn (1920)

Sumurun (1920)

Romeo and Juliet in the Snow (1920)

Kohlhiesel's Daughters (1920)

The Housing Shortage (1920)

The Doll (1919)

Madame DuBarry (1919)

Intoxication (1919)

The Oyster Princess (1919)

Käsekönig Holländer (1919)

The Swabian Maiden (1919)

My Wife, the Movie Star (1919)

Meyer from Berlin (1919)

Carmen (1918)

The Eyes of the Mummy (1918)

I Don't Want to Be a Man (1918)

The Rosentopf Case (1918)

The Ballet Girl (1918)

The Toboggan Cavalier (1918)

Fuhrmann Henschel (1918)

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-01-28

Deathday

1947-11-30 (55 years old)

Birth Place

Berlin,

Children

Nicola Lubitsch

Citizenships

United States,

Also Known As

Эрнст Любич, 에른스트 루비치

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Honorary Award