Ernst Lubitsch

Directing·Jan 28, 1892·Berlin, Germany

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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.

Film	Credit
100 Years of the UFA2017 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
From Caligari to Hitler2015 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Lubitsch, le patron2010 · Self (Archival footage)	Self (Archival footage)
Hitler: A Career1977 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
That Lady in Ermine1948 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Cluny Brown1946 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Dragonwyck1946 · Producer	Producer
A Royal Scandal1945 · Producer	Producer
Heaven Can Wait1943 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
To Be or Not to Be1942 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
That Uncertain Feeling1941 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Eternal Jew1940 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Shop Around the Corner1940 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Ninotchka1939 · Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited), Director	Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited), Director
Bluebeard's 8th Wife1938 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Angel1937 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Desire1936 · Producer	Producer
The Merry Widow1934 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Design for Living1933 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Mr. Broadway1933 · Ernst Lubitsch	Ernst Lubitsch
The Clerk1933 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
If I Had a Million1932 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Trouble in Paradise1932 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
One Hour with You1932 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Broken Lullaby1932 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Smiling Lieutenant1931 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Monte Carlo1930 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Paramount on Parade1930 · Director	Director
The Love Parade1929 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Eternal Love1929 · Director	Director
The Patriot1928 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg1928 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Last Command1928 · Writer	Writer
Life in Hollywood1927 · Self	Self
The Honeymoon Express1926 · Director	Director
So This Is Paris1926 · Director	Director
Lady Windermere's Fan1925 · Director	Director
Kiss Me Again1925 · Director	Director
Three Women1924 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Marriage Circle1924 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Forbidden Paradise1924 · Director	Director
SScreen Tests for Faust1923 · Director	Director
Rosita1923 · Director	Director
Die Flamme1923 · Director	Director
The Loves of Pharaoh1922 · Director	Director
The Wildcat1921 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Anna Boleyn1920 · Director	Director
Sumurun1920 · Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar, Director, Writer	Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar, Director, Writer