Ernst Lubitsch
🎂 Jan 28, 1892 — 🕯️ Nov 30, 1947 (55 years)
Berlin, Germany
Ernst Lubitsch is a director whose career stretches back to the 1910s. They directed the film The Shop Around the Corner. Other titles of theirs include To Be or Not to Be and Ninotchka. They have directed 73 films, working mainly across genres like comedy, romance, drama.
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The Shop Around the Corner
1940
Ninotchka
1939
To Be or Not to Be
1942
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
Heaven Can Wait
1943
Trouble in Paradise
1932
Design for Living
1933
Cluny Brown
1946
Angel
1937
Sumurun
1920
One Hour with You
1932
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
The Doll
1919
The Merry Widow
1934
If I Had a Million
1932
The Patriot
1928
Anna Boleyn
1920
So This Is Paris
1926
Broken Lullaby
1932
The Love Parade
1929
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
The Oyster Princess
1919
That Lady in Ermine
1948
The Wildcat
1921
Where Is My Treasure?
1916
Rosita
1923
Lady Windermere's Fan
1925
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
The Marriage Circle
1924
Paramount on Parade
1930
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
1916
I Don't Want to Be a Man
1918
Three Women
1924
Carmen
1918
Forbidden Paradise
1924
Monte Carlo
1930
Madame DuBarry
1919
The Eyes of the Mummy
1918
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
Die Flamme
1923
Eternal Love
1929
The Merry Jail
1917
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1920
Meyer from Berlin
1919
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
1920
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Is Ernst Lubitsch still alive?
Ernst Lubitsch passed away on November 30, 1947 at age 55.
What are the most famous roles of Ernst Lubitsch?
Ernst Lubitsch is best known for directing The Shop Around the Corner, To Be or Not to Be, Ninotchka.
How many movies has Ernst Lubitsch directed?
Over a 32-year career (since 1915), Ernst Lubitsch has directed or written 75 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Ernst Lubitsch's first movie?
The career of Ernst Lubitsch began with A Trip on the Ice (1915).
What is Ernst Lubitsch's most recent movie or series?
Ernst Lubitsch's most recent release is To Be or Not to Be, which premiered on December 16, 1983.
Ernst Lubitsch
1892-01-28 · 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.