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Ernst Lubitsch

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthdate

1892-01-28

Day of Death

1947-11-30

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Ernst Lubitsch

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 (40)

⭐ 4.5 Role: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

100 Years of the UFA

2017
⭐ 7.4 Role: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

From Caligari to Hitler

2015
⭐ 7.4 Role: Self (archive footage)

Hitler: A Career

1977
⭐ 4.7 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Eternal Jew

1940
⭐ 7.5 Role: Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)

Ninotchka

1939
⭐ 9.0 Role: Ernst Lubitsch

Mr. Broadway

1933
⭐ 6.1 Role: Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar

Sumurun

1920
⭐ 7.4 Role: Director in Prologue (uncredited)

The Doll

1919
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Käsekönig Holländer

1919
⭐ 6.5 Role: Sally Meyer

Meyer from Berlin

1919
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Sally

The Rosentopf Case

1918
⭐ 0 Role: Sally Piner

The Toboggan Cavalier

1918
⭐ 0 Role: Prinz Sami

Prinz Sami

1918
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Bit Role

When Four Do the Same

1917
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Der Blusenkönig

1917