Ernst Lubitsch
Directing
Born: 1892-01-28 in Berlin, Germany
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.
Known For
Miss Bellboy
Pinkeles
Der Blusenkönig
Ninotchka
Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Miss Soapsuds
The Miracle
Spielmann
The Eternal Jew
Self (archive footage)
Hitler: A Career
Self (archive footage)
Das Mirakel
Käsekönig Holländer
Lubitsch, le patron
Self (Archival footage)
The Toboggan Cavalier
Sally Piner
The Doll
Director in Prologue (uncredited)
From Caligari to Hitler
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Life in Hollywood
Self
The Pride of the Firm
Siegmund Lachmann
Sumurun
Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar
Meyer from Berlin
Sally Meyer
100 Years of the UFA
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Mr. Broadway
Ernst Lubitsch
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
Der Teufel Satan
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
Sally Pinkus
A Venetian Night
The Last Suit
The Firm Gets Married
Moritz Abramowski / Siegmund Lachmann (Lehrling)
Sugar and Cinnamon
Where Is My Treasure?
Ernst
Prinz Sami
Prinz Sami