Known For
Directing
Born
Jan 28, 1892
Died
Nov 30, 1947
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Credits
99 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
100 Years of the UFA
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
From Caligari to Hitler
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Lubitsch, le patron
Self (Archival footage)
To Be or Not to Be
Story
A Letter to Freddy Buache
In Memory Of
Hitler: A Career
Self (archive footage)
That Lady in Ermine
Director
Cluny Brown
Director
Dragonwyck
Producer
A Royal Scandal
Producer
Heaven Can Wait
Director
To Be or Not to Be
Director
That Uncertain Feeling
Director
The Eternal Jew
Self (archive footage)
The Shop Around the Corner
Director
Ninotchka
Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Director
Angel
Director
Desire
Producer
The Merry Widow
Director
Design for Living
Director
Mr. Broadway
Ernst Lubitsch
The Clerk
Writer
If I Had a Million
Director
Trouble in Paradise
Director
One Hour with You
Director
Broken Lullaby
Director
The Smiling Lieutenant
Director
Monte Carlo
Producer
Paramount on Parade
Director
The Vagabond King
Co-Director
The Love Parade
Director
Eternal Love
Director
The Patriot
Director
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Director
The Last Command
Writer
Life in Hollywood
Self
The Honeymoon Express
Director
So This Is Paris
Director
Lady Windermere's Fan
Director
Kiss Me Again
Director
Three Women
Director
The Marriage Circle
Director
Forbidden Paradise
Director
Screen Tests for Faust
Director
Rosita
Director
Die Flamme
Director
The Loves of Pharaoh
Director
The Wildcat
Writer
Anna Boleyn
Director