Ernst Lubitsch
DirectingErnst 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
Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Hitler: A Career
Self (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew
Self (archive footage)
100 Years of the UFA
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Doll
Director in Prologue (uncredited)
Sumurun
Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar
Where Is My Treasure?
Ernst
The Pride of the Firm
Siegmund Lachmann
From Caligari to Hitler
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Mr. Broadway
Ernst Lubitsch
Filmography — Acting
Ninotchka
Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Hitler: A Career
Self (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew
Self (archive footage)
100 Years of the UFA
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Doll
Director in Prologue (uncredited)
Sumurun
Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar
Where Is My Treasure?
Ernst
The Pride of the Firm
Siegmund Lachmann
From Caligari to Hitler
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Mr. Broadway
Ernst Lubitsch
Sugar and Cinnamon
The Toboggan Cavalier
Sally Piner
The Miracle
Spielmann
A Venetian Night
The Tenor, Inc.
Sally
Meyer from Berlin
Sally Meyer
Käsekönig Holländer
The Mixed Ladies Chorus
Dirigent
When Four Do the Same
Bit Role
Prinz Sami
Prinz Sami
The Firm Gets Married
Moritz Abramowski / Siegmund Lachmann (Lehrling)
A Trip on the Ice
Ernst
The Last Suit
The New Nose
Ernst
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
Sally Pinkus
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
Der Teufel Satan
Das Mirakel
His Only Patient
Doktor
How I Was Murdered
Blind Cow
Verlobter
The Bodybuilder
Stubenhocker
Miss Soapsuds
The Ideal Wife
Krispin
Miss Bellboy
Pinkeles
The Rosentopf Case
Sally
Doctor Satanson
Dr. Satansohn
The Most Beautiful Gift
Verehrer
Robert and Bertram
Kommis Max Edelstein
Der Blusenkönig
Arme Maria
Commissioner Moritz Rosenthal
Filmography — Crew
The Shop Around the Corner
Director
To Be or Not to Be
Director
Trouble in Paradise
Producer
Dragonwyck
Producer
Ninotchka
Director
Angel
Director
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Director
Design for Living
Director
Heaven Can Wait
Director
The Merry Widow
Director
Desire
Producer
One Hour with You
Director
Broken Lullaby
Director
That Uncertain Feeling
Director
That Lady in Ermine
Director
If I Had a Million
Director
The Last Command
Writer
Cluny Brown
Director
A Royal Scandal
Producer
The Smiling Lieutenant
Director
Madame DuBarry
Director
Forbidden Paradise
Director
Rosita
Director
Three Women
Writer
The Oyster Princess
Director
So This Is Paris
Director
Monte Carlo
Director
The Doll
Writer
Lady Windermere's Fan
Director
The Patriot
Director
The Love Parade
Director
Paramount on Parade
Director
Sumurun
Director
Carmen
Director
Where Is My Treasure?
Director
Eternal Love
Director
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Director
The Marriage Circle
Director
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
Director
The Wildcat
Director
The Eyes of the Mummy
Director
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Writer
The Honeymoon Express
Director
Anna Boleyn
Director
Intoxication
Director
Kiss Me Again
Director
Sugar and Cinnamon
Director
The Toboggan Cavalier
Writer
Fuhrmann Henschel
Director
Die Flamme
Director
The Ballet Girl
Director
The Housing Shortage
Writer
The Tenor, Inc.
Director
Meyer from Berlin
Director
Screen Tests for Faust
Director
The Loves of Pharaoh
Director
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Director
Käsekönig Holländer
Director
My Wife, the Movie Star
Director
The Mixed Ladies Chorus
Director
The Clerk
Director
When Four Do the Same
Director
Prinz Sami
Director
A Trip on the Ice
Producer
The New Nose
Director
The Last Suit
Director
Ossis Tagebuch
Director
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
Director
His Only Patient
Director
The Swabian Maiden
Director
Blind Cow
Writer
The Bodybuilder
Writer
Miss Soapsuds
Director
The Merry Jail
Director
The Rosentopf Case
Director
The Most Beautiful Gift
Director
Der Blusenkönig
Director