Ernst Lubitsch
Known for Directing · 40 credits
- Born
- 1892-01-28
- Died
- 1947-11-30
- Place of birth
- Berlin, Germany
- Also known as
- Эрнст Любич · 에른스트 루비치
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
Ninotchka
1939
as Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Sumurun
1920
as Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar
Blind Cow
1915
as Verlobter
The Eternal Jew
1940
as Self (archive footage)
The Doll
1919
as Director in Prologue (uncredited)
Hitler: A Career
1977
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (40)
Ninotchka
1939
as Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Sumurun
1920
as Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar
Blind Cow
1915
as Verlobter
The Eternal Jew
1940
as Self (archive footage)
The Doll
1919
as Director in Prologue (uncredited)
Hitler: A Career
1977
as Self (archive footage)
100 Years of the UFA
2017
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Pride of the Firm
1914
as Siegmund Lachmann
From Caligari to Hitler
2015
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
1916
as Sally Pinkus
The Miracle
1912
as Spielmann
A Venetian Night
1914
Where Is My Treasure?
1916
as Ernst
When Four Do the Same
1917
as Bit Role
Sugar and Cinnamon
1915
Mr. Broadway
1933
as Ernst Lubitsch
Der Blusenkönig
1917
Robert and Bertram
1915
as Kommis Max Edelstein
The Toboggan Cavalier
1918
as Sally Piner
The Rosentopf Case
1918
as Sally
Miss Soapsuds
1915
The Bodybuilder
1915
as Stubenhocker
Meyer from Berlin
1919
as Sally Meyer
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
1917
as Der Teufel Satan
Prinz Sami
1918
as Prinz Sami
Doctor Satanson
1916
as Dr. Satansohn
Käsekönig Holländer
1919
Das Mirakel
1912
The Last Suit
1915
The Most Beautiful Gift
1916
as Verehrer
Arme Maria
1915
as Commissioner Moritz Rosenthal
The Tenor, Inc.
1916
as Sally
The Ideal Wife
1913
as Krispin
Miss Bellboy
1915
as Pinkeles
How I Was Murdered
1915
The Firm Gets Married
1914
as Moritz Abramowski / Siegmund Lachmann (Lehrling)
The Mixed Ladies Chorus
1916
as Dirigent
His Only Patient
1915
as Doktor
The New Nose
1916
as Ernst
A Trip on the Ice
1915
as Ernst
About Ernst Lubitsch
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 comm… With 40 credits spanning from 1912 to 2017, Ernst Lubitsch has appeared in 40 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ernst Lubitsch Movies
- Ninotchka (1939) — as Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
- Sumurun (1920) — as Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar
- Blind Cow (1915) — as Verlobter
- The Eternal Jew (1940) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Doll (1919) — as Director in Prologue (uncredited)
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