Ernst Lubitsch

Known for DirectingBorn 1892-01-28Died 1947-11-30Berlin, Germany

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.Read more

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Miss Bellboy

A Trip on the Ice

Mr. Broadway

The Most Beautiful Gift

From Caligari to Hitler

The Shop Around the Corner

The Honeymoon Express

To Be or Not to Be

Hitler: A Career

Doctor Satanson

Robert and Bertram

Arme Maria

Ninotchka

Broken Lullaby

Trouble in Paradise

The Wildcat

Cluny Brown

The Doll

The Last Command

To Be or Not to Be

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Design for Living

A Royal Scandal

Desire

Heaven Can Wait

Kiss Me Again

My Wife, the Movie Star

The Swabian Maiden

Intoxication

The New Nose

The Merry Widow

The Miracle

Dragonwyck

The Smiling Lieutenant

A Letter to Freddy Buache

Anna Boleyn

Lady Windermere's Fan

Angel

The Oyster Princess

That Uncertain Feeling

The Love Parade

If I Had a Million

Rosita

Die Flamme

Monte Carlo

One Hour with You

The Loves of Pharaoh