I Don't Want to Be a Man

A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun. She quickly discovers that being the opposite sex isn’t as easy as she had hoped for. What ensues is a gender-bending comedy decades ahead of its time.

Director

Ernst Lubitsch

Writers

Ernst Lubitsch, Hanns Kräly

Released

October 1, 1918

Language

German