Ernst Lubitsch
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 28, 1892
- Died
- November 30, 1947
- Birthplace
- Berlin, 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.
Filmography
100 Years of the UFA 2017
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
From Caligari to Hitler 2015
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Lubitsch, le patron 2010
as Self (Archival footage)
To Be or Not to Be 1983
Story
A Letter to Freddy Buache 1983
In Memory Of
Hitler: A Career 1977
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
Thanks
That Lady in Ermine 1948
Director, Producer
Cluny Brown 1946
Director, Producer
Dragonwyck 1946
Producer
A Royal Scandal 1945
Producer
Heaven Can Wait 1943
Director, Producer
To Be or Not to Be 1942
Director, Producer
That Uncertain Feeling 1941
Director, Producer
The Eternal Jew 1940
as Self (archive footage)
The Shop Around the Corner 1940
Director, Producer
Ninotchka 1939
as Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited), Director, Executive Producer
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 1938
Director, Producer
Angel 1937
Director, Producer
Desire 1936
Producer
La Veuve joyeuse 1935
Director
The Merry Widow 1934
Director, Producer
Design for Living 1933
Director, Producer
Mr. Broadway 1933
as Ernst Lubitsch
The Clerk 1933
Writer, Director
If I Had a Million 1932
Director, Writer, Production Supervisor
Trouble in Paradise 1932
Director, Producer
One Hour with You 1932
Director, Producer
Broken Lullaby 1932
Director, Producer
The Smiling Lieutenant 1931
Director, Producer, Writer
Monte Carlo 1930
Producer, Director
Paramount on Parade 1930
Director
The Vagabond King 1930
Co-Director
The Love Parade 1929
Director, Producer
Eternal Love 1929
Director
The Patriot 1928
Director, Editor, Producer
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg 1928
Director, Producer
The Last Command 1928
Writer
Life in Hollywood 1927
as Self
The Honeymoon Express 1926
Director
So This Is Paris 1926
Director
Lady Windermere's Fan 1925
Director, Editor
Kiss Me Again 1925
Director
Three Women 1924
Director, Writer
The Marriage Circle 1924
Director, Producer
Forbidden Paradise 1924
Director
Faust and Marguerite Test Footage 1923
Director
Rosita 1923
Director
Die Flamme 1923
Director
The Loves of Pharaoh 1922
Director
The Wildcat 1921
Writer, Director
Anna Boleyn 1920
Director
Sumurun 1920
as Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar, Director, Writer
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow 1920
Director, Writer
Kohlhiesel's Daughters 1920
Director, Writer
- The Housing Shortage
The Housing Shortage 1920
Director, Writer
The Doll 1919
as Director in Prologue (uncredited), Director, Writer
Madame DuBarry 1919
Director
Intoxication 1919
Director
The Oyster Princess 1919
Writer, Director
- Käsekönig Holländer
Käsekönig Holländer 1919
Actor, Director, Writer
- The Swabian Maiden
The Swabian Maiden 1919
Director
My Wife, the Movie Star 1919
Director, Writer
Meyer from Berlin 1919
as Sally Meyer, Director
Carmen 1918
Director
The Eyes of the Mummy 1918
Director
I Don't Want to Be a Man 1918
Writer, Director
- The Rosentopf Case
The Rosentopf Case 1918
as Sally, Director, Writer
- The Ballet Girl
The Ballet Girl 1918
Director
The Toboggan Cavalier 1918
as Sally Piner, Writer, Director
- Fuhrmann Henschel
Fuhrmann Henschel 1918
Director
Prinz Sami 1918
as Prinz Sami, Director, Writer
The Merry Jail 1917
Director, Writer
- When Four Do the Same
When Four Do the Same 1917
as Bit Role, Director, Writer
Der Blusenkönig 1917
Actor, Director, Writer
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey 1917
as Der Teufel Satan
Ossis Tagebuch 1917
Director, Writer
- The Tenor, Inc.
The Tenor, Inc. 1916
as Sally, Director
- The New Nose
The New Nose 1916
as Ernst, Director, Writer
- The Most Beautiful Gift
The Most Beautiful Gift 1916
as Verehrer, Director, Writer
- The Mixed Ladies Chorus
The Mixed Ladies Chorus 1916
as Dirigent, Director
Pinkus's Shoe Palace 1916
as Sally Pinkus, Director
- Doctor Satanson
Doctor Satanson 1916
as Dr. Satansohn
Where Is My Treasure? 1916
as Ernst, Director, Writer
- How I Was Murdered
How I Was Murdered 1915
Actor
- The Bodybuilder
The Bodybuilder 1915
as Stubenhocker, Writer, Director
- The Last Suit
The Last Suit 1915
Actor, Director
Robert and Bertram 1915
as Kommis Max Edelstein
- His Only Patient
His Only Patient 1915
as Doktor, Director
Miss Soapsuds 1915
Actor, Writer, Director
Miss Bellboy 1915
as Pinkeles
- Blind Cow
Blind Cow 1915
as Verlobter, Writer, Director
Sugar and Cinnamon 1915
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director
- A Trip on the Ice
A Trip on the Ice 1915
as Ernst, Director, Producer
- Arme Maria
Arme Maria 1915
as Commissioner Moritz Rosenthal
The Pride of the Firm 1914
as Siegmund Lachmann
A Venetian Night 1914
Actor
The Firm Gets Married 1914
as Moritz Abramowski / Siegmund Lachmann (Lehrling)
The Ideal Wife 1913
as Krispin
- The Miracle
The Miracle 1912
Actor
Credits from TMDB.