8.1
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Directing
Ernst Lubitsch
- Born
- Died
- (aged 55)
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
- Credits
- 99 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.1
Movie
7.8
Movie
To Be or Not to Be
7.5
Movie
Ninotchka
7.4
Movie
Trouble in Paradise
6.9
Movie
Heaven Can Wait
6.7
Movie
To Be or Not to Be
7.1
Movie
Design for Living
6.6
Movie
Dragonwyck
7.0
Movie
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
7.2
Movie
Cluny Brown
7.4
Movie
The Last Command
7.4
Movie
The Doll
6.4
Movie
One Hour with You
6.7
Movie
Angel
6.8
Movie
The Smiling Lieutenant
6.8
Movie
The Merry Widow
6.8
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The Oyster Princess
6.4
Movie
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Acting credits 41
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 100 Years of the UFA Film | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
| 2015 | From Caligari to Hitler Film | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Lubitsch, le patron Film | Self (Archival footage) |
| 1977 | Hitler: A Career Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1940 | The Eternal Jew Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1939 | Ninotchka Film | Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Mr. Broadway Film | Ernst Lubitsch |
| 1927 | Life in Hollywood Film | Self |
| 1920 | Sumurun Film | Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar |
| 1919 | The Doll Film | Director in Prologue (uncredited) |
| 1919 | Käsekönig Holländer Film | |
| 1919 | Meyer from Berlin Film | Sally Meyer |
| 1918 | The Rosentopf Case Film | Sally |
| 1918 | The Toboggan Cavalier Film | Sally Piner |
| 1918 | Prinz Sami Film | Prinz Sami |
| 1917 | When Four Do the Same Film | Bit Role |
| 1917 | Der Blusenkönig Film | |
| 1917 | Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey Film | Der Teufel Satan |
| 1916 | The Tenor, Inc. Film | Sally |
| 1916 | The New Nose Film | Ernst |
| 1916 | The Most Beautiful Gift Film | Verehrer |
| 1916 | The Mixed Ladies Chorus Film | Dirigent |
| 1916 | Pinkus's Shoe Palace Film | Sally Pinkus |
| 1916 | Doctor Satanson Film | Dr. Satansohn |
| 1916 | Where Is My Treasure? Film | Ernst |
| 1915 | How I Was Murdered Film | |
| 1915 | The Last Suit Film | |
| 1915 | The Bodybuilder Film | Stubenhocker |
| 1915 | Robert and Bertram Film | Kommis Max Edelstein |
| 1915 | His Only Patient Film | Doktor |
| 1915 | Miss Soapsuds Film | |
| 1915 | Miss Bellboy Film | Pinkeles |
| 1915 | Sugar and Cinnamon Film | |
| 1915 | Blind Cow Film | Verlobter |
| 1915 | A Trip on the Ice Film | Ernst |
| 1915 | Arme Maria Film | Commissioner Moritz Rosenthal |
| 1914 | The Pride of the Firm Film | Siegmund Lachmann |
| 1914 | A Venetian Night Film | |
| 1914 | The Firm Gets Married Film | Moritz Abramowski / Siegmund Lachmann (Lehrling) |
| 1913 | The Ideal Wife Film | Krispin |
| 1912 | The Miracle Film |
Crew credits 81
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be Film | Story |
| 1983 | A Letter to Freddy Buache Film | In Memory Of |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II Film | Thanks |
| 1948 | That Lady in Ermine Film | Director, Producer |
| 1946 | Cluny Brown Film | Director, Producer |
| 1946 | Dragonwyck Film | Producer |
| 1945 | A Royal Scandal Film | Producer |
| 1943 | Heaven Can Wait Film | Director, Producer |
| 1942 | To Be or Not to Be Film | Director, Producer |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling Film | Director, Producer |
| 1940 | The Shop Around the Corner Film | Director, Producer |
| 1939 | Ninotchka Film | Director, Executive Producer |
| 1938 | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Film | Director, Producer |
| 1937 | Angel Film | Director, Producer |
| 1936 | Desire Film | Producer |
| 1934 | The Merry Widow Film | Director, Producer |
| 1933 | Design for Living Film | Director, Producer |
| 1933 | The Clerk Film | Director, Writer |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million Film | Director, Writer, Production Supervisor |
| 1932 | Trouble in Paradise Film | Director, Producer |
| 1932 | One Hour with You Film | Director, Producer |
| 1932 | Broken Lullaby Film | Director, Producer |
| 1931 | The Smiling Lieutenant Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1930 | Monte Carlo Film | Director, Producer |
| 1930 | Paramount on Parade Film | Director |
| 1930 | The Vagabond King Film | Co-Director |
| 1929 | The Love Parade Film | Director, Producer |
| 1929 | Eternal Love Film | Director |
| 1928 | The Patriot Film | Director, Producer, Editor |
| 1928 | The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Film | Director, Producer |
| 1928 | The Last Command Film | Writer |
| 1926 | The Honeymoon Express Film | Director |
| 1926 | So This Is Paris Film | Director |
| 1925 | Lady Windermere's Fan Film | Director, Editor |
| 1925 | Kiss Me Again Film | Director |
| 1924 | Three Women Film | Director, Writer |
| 1924 | The Marriage Circle Film | Director, Producer |
| 1924 | Forbidden Paradise Film | Director |
| 1923 | Faust and Marguerite Test Footage Film | Director |
| 1923 | Rosita Film | Director |
| 1923 | Die Flamme Film | Director |
| 1922 | The Loves of Pharaoh Film | Director |
| 1921 | The Wildcat Film | Director, Writer |
| 1920 | Anna Boleyn Film | Director |
| 1920 | Sumurun Film | Director, Writer |
| 1920 | Romeo and Juliet in the Snow Film | Director, Writer |
| 1920 | Kohlhiesel's Daughters Film | Director, Writer |
| 1920 | The Housing Shortage Film | Director, Writer |
| 1919 | The Doll Film | Director, Writer |
| 1919 | Madame DuBarry Film | Director |
| 1919 | Intoxication Film | Director |
| 1919 | The Oyster Princess Film | Director, Writer |
| 1919 | Käsekönig Holländer Film | Director, Writer |
| 1919 | The Swabian Maiden Film | Director |
| 1919 | My Wife, the Movie Star Film | Director, Writer |
| 1919 | Meyer from Berlin Film | Director |
| 1918 | Carmen Film | Director |
| 1918 | The Eyes of the Mummy Film | Director |
| 1918 | I Don't Want to Be a Man Film | Director, Writer |
| 1918 | The Rosentopf Case Film | Director, Writer |