Ernst Lubitsch
Known For
Directing
Born
1892-01-28 in Berlin, Germany
Died
1947-11-30
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 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.
Most Known For
Ninotchka
as Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
as Sally Pinkus
Der Blusenkönig
Hitler: A Career
as Self (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew
as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Satanson
as Dr. Satansohn
The Miracle
as Spielmann
Käsekönig Holländer
Blind Cow
as Verlobter
The Doll
as Director in Prologue (uncredited)
Miss Bellboy
as Pinkeles
Das Mirakel
Where Is My Treasure?
as Ernst
Sumurun
as Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar
Miss Soapsuds
100 Years of the UFA
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
From Caligari to Hitler
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Toboggan Cavalier
as Sally Piner
Mr. Broadway
as Ernst Lubitsch
The Bodybuilder
as Stubenhocker