Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch

ActorWriterCrewDirectorProducer Jan 28 (died age 55) Berlin, Germany 1912–2017 (105 year career)
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Biography

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…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (40)

Movies (40)

100 Years of the UFA

100 Years of the UFA

2017

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

4.5
From Caligari to Hitler

From Caligari to Hitler

2015

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

7.4
Hitler: A Career

Hitler: A Career

1977

as Self (archive footage)

7.4
The Eternal Jew

The Eternal Jew

1940

as Self (archive footage)

4.5
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

1939

as Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)

7.5
Mr. Broadway

Mr. Broadway

1933

as Ernst Lubitsch

Sumurun

Sumurun

1920

as Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar

6.0
The Doll

The Doll

1919

as Director in Prologue (uncredited)

7.4
Käsekönig Holländer

Käsekönig Holländer

1919
Meyer from Berlin

Meyer from Berlin

1919

as Sally Meyer

6.2
The Toboggan Cavalier

The Toboggan Cavalier

1918

as Sally Piner

The Rosentopf Case

The Rosentopf Case

1918

as Sally

Prinz Sami

Prinz Sami

1918

as Prinz Sami

When Four Do the Same

When Four Do the Same

1917

as Bit Role

Der Blusenkönig

Der Blusenkönig

1917
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

1917

as Der Teufel Satan

The New Nose

The New Nose

1916

as Ernst

The Mixed Ladies Chorus

The Mixed Ladies Chorus

1916

as Dirigent

The Most Beautiful Gift

The Most Beautiful Gift

1916

as Verehrer

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

1916

as Sally Pinkus

5.7
Where Is My Treasure?

Where Is My Treasure?

1916

as Ernst

6.1
Doctor Satanson

Doctor Satanson

1916

as Dr. Satansohn

The Tenor, Inc.

The Tenor, Inc.

1916

as Sally

A Trip on the Ice

A Trip on the Ice

1915

as Ernst

10.0
How I Was Murdered

How I Was Murdered

1915
The Last Suit

The Last Suit

1915
Miss Soapsuds

Miss Soapsuds

1915
The Bodybuilder

The Bodybuilder

1915

as Stubenhocker

Miss Bellboy

Miss Bellboy

1915

as Pinkeles

Blind Cow

Blind Cow

1915

as Verlobter

Sugar and Cinnamon

Sugar and Cinnamon

1915
His Only Patient

His Only Patient

1915

as Doktor

Arme Maria

Arme Maria

1915

as Commissioner Moritz Rosenthal

Robert and Bertram

Robert and Bertram

1915

as Kommis Max Edelstein

The Pride of the Firm

The Pride of the Firm

1914

as Siegmund Lachmann

6.5
The Firm Gets Married

The Firm Gets Married

1914

as Moritz Abramowski / Siegmund Lachmann (Lehrling)

A Venetian Night

A Venetian Night

1914
6.0
The Ideal Wife

The Ideal Wife

1913

as Krispin

5.0
The Miracle

The Miracle

1912

as Spielmann

5.5
Das Mirakel

Das Mirakel

1912

Crew (133)

Movies (133)

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1983

Story

6.7
A Letter to Freddy Buache

A Letter to Freddy Buache

1983

In Memory Of

5.9
That Lady in Ermine

That Lady in Ermine

1948

Director

5.9
That Lady in Ermine

That Lady in Ermine

1948

Producer

5.9
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

1946

Producer

6.7
Cluny Brown

Cluny Brown

1946

Director

7.2
Cluny Brown

Cluny Brown

1946

Producer

7.2
A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

1945

Producer

6.9
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Director

6.9
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Producer

6.9
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

Director

7.8
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

Producer

7.8
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

Director

6.6
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

Producer

6.6
The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

1940

Director

8.1
The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

1940

Producer

8.1
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

1939

Director

7.5
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

1939

Executive Producer

7.5
Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938

Director

7.1
Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938

Producer

7.1
Angel

Angel

1937

Director

6.7
Angel

Angel

1937

Producer

6.7
Desire

Desire

1936

Producer

6.9
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

Director

6.8
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

Producer

6.8
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

Director

7.1
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

Producer

7.1
The Clerk

The Clerk

1933

Director

5.0
The Clerk

The Clerk

1933

Writer

5.0
Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

1932

Director

7.4
Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

1932

Producer

7.4
Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

1932

Director

7.5
Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

1932

Producer

7.5
One Hour with You

One Hour with You

1932

Director

6.5
One Hour with You

One Hour with You

1932

Producer

6.5
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

Director

6.6
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

Production Supervisor

6.6
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

Writer

6.6
The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931

Director

6.7
The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931

Producer

6.7
The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931

Writer

6.7
The Love Parade

The Love Parade

1930

Director

6.6
The Love Parade

The Love Parade

1930

Producer

6.6
The Vagabond King

The Vagabond King

1930

Co-Director

5.4
Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

1930

Director

6.5
Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

1930

Producer

6.5
Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

1930

Director

6.0
Eternal Love

Eternal Love

1929

Director

5.5
The Patriot

The Patriot

1928

Director

5.0
The Patriot

The Patriot

1928

Editor

5.0
The Patriot

The Patriot

1928

Producer

5.0
The Last Command

The Last Command

1928

Writer

7.3
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928

Director

7.3
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928

Producer

7.3
The Honeymoon Express

The Honeymoon Express

1926

Director

So This Is Paris

So This Is Paris

1926

Director

6.1
Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

1925

Director

6.8
Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

1925

Editor

6.8
Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

1925

Director

Three Women

Three Women

1924

Director

2.7
Three Women

Three Women

1924

Writer

2.7
The Marriage Circle

The Marriage Circle

1924

Director

6.3
The Marriage Circle

The Marriage Circle

1924

Producer

6.3
Forbidden Paradise

Forbidden Paradise

1924

Director

5.2
Screen Tests for Faust

Screen Tests for Faust

1923

Director

Rosita

Rosita

1923

Director

6.5
Die Flamme

Die Flamme

1923

Director

5.8
The Loves of Pharaoh

The Loves of Pharaoh

1922

Director

6.5
The Wildcat

The Wildcat

1921

Director

7.5
The Wildcat

The Wildcat

1921

Writer

7.5
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow

Romeo and Juliet in the Snow

1920

Director

5.9
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow

Romeo and Juliet in the Snow

1920

Writer

5.9
The Housing Shortage

The Housing Shortage

1920

Director

The Housing Shortage

The Housing Shortage

1920

Writer

Sumurun

Sumurun

1920

Director

6.0
Sumurun

Sumurun

1920

Writer

6.0
Anna Boleyn

Anna Boleyn

1920

Director

6.7
Kohlhiesel's Daughters

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

1920

Director

5.9
Kohlhiesel's Daughters

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

1920

Writer

5.9
Intoxication

Intoxication

1919

Director

The Doll

The Doll

1919

Director

7.4
The Doll

The Doll

1919

Writer

7.4
Madame DuBarry

Madame DuBarry

1919

Director

6.4
The Oyster Princess

The Oyster Princess

1919

Director

6.8
The Oyster Princess

The Oyster Princess

1919

Writer

6.8
Käsekönig Holländer

Käsekönig Holländer

1919

Director

Käsekönig Holländer

Käsekönig Holländer

1919

Writer

Meyer from Berlin

Meyer from Berlin

1919

Director

6.2
The Swabian Maiden

The Swabian Maiden

1919

Director

My Wife, the Movie Star

My Wife, the Movie Star

1919

Director

My Wife, the Movie Star

My Wife, the Movie Star

1919

Writer

The Ballet Girl

The Ballet Girl

1918

Director

The Toboggan Cavalier

The Toboggan Cavalier

1918

Director

The Toboggan Cavalier

The Toboggan Cavalier

1918

Writer

The Eyes of the Mummy

The Eyes of the Mummy

1918

Director

5.4
The Rosentopf Case

The Rosentopf Case

1918

Director

The Rosentopf Case

The Rosentopf Case

1918

Writer

Prinz Sami

Prinz Sami

1918

Director

Prinz Sami

Prinz Sami

1918

Writer

Carmen

Carmen

1918

Director

5.6
I Don't Want to Be a Man

I Don't Want to Be a Man

1918

Director

6.3
I Don't Want to Be a Man

I Don't Want to Be a Man

1918

Writer

6.3
Fuhrmann Henschel

Fuhrmann Henschel

1918

Director

When Four Do the Same

When Four Do the Same

1917

Director

When Four Do the Same

When Four Do the Same

1917

Writer

Der Blusenkönig

Der Blusenkönig

1917

Director

Der Blusenkönig

Der Blusenkönig

1917

Writer

Ossis Tagebuch

Ossis Tagebuch

1917

Director

Ossis Tagebuch

Ossis Tagebuch

1917

Writer

The Merry Jail

The Merry Jail

1917

Director

6.4
The Merry Jail

The Merry Jail

1917

Writer

6.4
The New Nose

The New Nose

1916

Director

The New Nose

The New Nose

1916

Writer

The Mixed Ladies Chorus

The Mixed Ladies Chorus

1916

Director

The Most Beautiful Gift

The Most Beautiful Gift

1916

Director

The Most Beautiful Gift

The Most Beautiful Gift

1916

Writer

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

1916

Director

5.7
Where Is My Treasure?

Where Is My Treasure?

1916

Director

6.1
Where Is My Treasure?

Where Is My Treasure?

1916

Writer

6.1
The Tenor, Inc.

The Tenor, Inc.

1916

Director

A Trip on the Ice

A Trip on the Ice

1915

Director

10.0
A Trip on the Ice

A Trip on the Ice

1915

Producer

10.0
The Last Suit

The Last Suit

1915

Director

Miss Soapsuds

Miss Soapsuds

1915

Director

Miss Soapsuds

Miss Soapsuds

1915

Writer

The Bodybuilder

The Bodybuilder

1915

Director

The Bodybuilder

The Bodybuilder

1915

Writer

Blind Cow

Blind Cow

1915

Director

Blind Cow

Blind Cow

1915

Writer

Sugar and Cinnamon

Sugar and Cinnamon

1915

Director

Sugar and Cinnamon

Sugar and Cinnamon

1915

Producer

Sugar and Cinnamon

Sugar and Cinnamon

1915

Writer

His Only Patient

His Only Patient

1915

Director