Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch

Directing

Born January 28, 1892 · Berlin, Germany

74 films as director · Active 1915–1948

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…

Known for

Ninotchka

Ninotchka

1939

The Eternal Jew

The Eternal Jew

1940

Hitler: A Career

Hitler: A Career

1977

His Only Patient

His Only Patient

1915

The Miracle

The Miracle

1912

Der Blusenkönig

Der Blusenkönig

1917

Doctor Satanson

Doctor Satanson

1916

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

1917

Directed(74)

That Lady in Ermine

1948That Lady in Ermine★ 6.0

Cluny Brown

1946Cluny Brown★ 7.2

Heaven Can Wait

1943Heaven Can Wait★ 6.9

To Be or Not to Be

1942To Be or Not to Be★ 7.8

That Uncertain Feeling

1941That Uncertain Feeling★ 6.6

The Shop Around the Corner

1940The Shop Around the Corner★ 8.1

Ninotchka

1939Ninotchka★ 7.5

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938Bluebeard's 8th Wife★ 7.1

Angel

1937Angel★ 6.7

The Merry Widow

1934The Merry Widow★ 6.8

Design for Living

1933Design for Living★ 7.1

The Clerk

1933The Clerk★ 5.0

Trouble in Paradise

1932Trouble in Paradise★ 7.4

One Hour with You

1932One Hour with You★ 6.5

Broken Lullaby

1932Broken Lullaby★ 7.5

If I Had a Million

1932If I Had a Million★ 6.5

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931The Smiling Lieutenant★ 6.8

Monte Carlo

1930Monte Carlo★ 6.5

Paramount on Parade

1930Paramount on Parade★ 6.1

The Vagabond King

1930The Vagabond King★ 5.9

The Love Parade

1929The Love Parade★ 6.7

Eternal Love

1929Eternal Love★ 5.8

The Patriot

1928The Patriot★ 5.8

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg★ 7.2

So This Is Paris

1926So This Is Paris★ 6.3

The Honeymoon Express

1926The Honeymoon Express★ 8.0

Lady Windermere's Fan

1925Lady Windermere's Fan★ 6.8

Kiss Me Again

1925Kiss Me Again★ 7.0

The Marriage Circle

1924The Marriage Circle★ 6.3

Three Women

1924Three Women★ 4.3

Forbidden Paradise

1924Forbidden Paradise★ 5.6

Rosita

1923Rosita★ 6.6

Die Flamme

1923Die Flamme★ 6.6

1923Screen Tests for Faust

The Loves of Pharaoh

1922The Loves of Pharaoh★ 6.5

The Wildcat

1921The Wildcat★ 7.5

Anna Boleyn

1920Anna Boleyn★ 6.9

Sumurun

1920Sumurun★ 6.1

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

1920Kohlhiesel's Daughters★ 6.0

Romeo and Juliet in the Snow

1920Romeo and Juliet in the Snow★ 6.3

1920The Housing Shortage

Madame DuBarry

1919Madame DuBarry★ 6.5

The Doll

1919The Doll★ 7.4

The Oyster Princess

1919The Oyster Princess★ 6.8

Meyer from Berlin

1919Meyer from Berlin★ 6.5

My Wife, the Movie Star

1919My Wife, the Movie Star★ 7.0

1919The Swabian Maiden★ 7.0

Intoxication

1919Intoxication★ 7.0

1919Käsekönig Holländer

The Eyes of the Mummy

1918The Eyes of the Mummy★ 5.4

I Don't Want to Be a Man

1918I Don't Want to Be a Man★ 6.4

Carmen

1918Carmen★ 5.6

1918The Rosentopf Case

Prinz Sami

1918The Ballet Girl

1918Fuhrmann Henschel

The Toboggan Cavalier

1918The Toboggan Cavalier

The Merry Jail

1917The Merry Jail★ 6.4

1917When Four Do the Same

1917Ossis Tagebuch

Der Blusenkönig

1917Der Blusenkönig

Where Is My Treasure?

1916Where Is My Treasure?★ 6.0

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

1916Pinkus's Shoe Palace★ 5.7

1916The New Nose★ 7.0

1916The Tenor, Inc.

1916The Most Beautiful Gift★ 9.0

1916The Mixed Ladies Chorus

Sugar and Cinnamon

1915Sugar and Cinnamon

Miss Soapsuds

1915Miss Soapsuds

1915A Trip on the Ice★ 10.0

1915His Only Patient

1915The Bodybuilder

1915The Last Suit

Acting(42)

2017100 Years of the UFASelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2015From Caligari to HitlerSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2010Lubitsch, le patronSelf (Archival footage)

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1977Hitler: A CareerSelf (archive footage)

1940The Eternal JewSelf (archive footage)

1939NinotchkaHimself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)

1933Mr. BroadwayErnst Lubitsch

1927Life in HollywoodSelf

1920SumurunYeggar - the Hunchback Beggar

1919The DollDirector in Prologue (uncredited)

1919Käsekönig Holländer

1919Meyer from BerlinSally Meyer

1918The Rosentopf CaseSally

1918The Toboggan CavalierSally Piner

1918Prinz SamiPrinz Sami

1917When Four Do the SameBit Role

1917Der Blusenkönig

1917Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and HoneyDer Teufel Satan

1916The Tenor, Inc.Sally

1916The New NoseErnst

1916The Most Beautiful GiftVerehrer

1916The Mixed Ladies ChorusDirigent

1916Pinkus's Shoe PalaceSally Pinkus

1916Doctor SatansonDr. Satansohn

1916Where Is My Treasure?Ernst

1915How I Was Murdered

1915The BodybuilderStubenhocker

1915The Last Suit

1915Robert and BertramKommis Max Edelstein

1915His Only PatientDoktor

1915Miss Soapsuds

1915Miss BellboyPinkeles

1915Sugar and Cinnamon

1915Blind CowVerlobter

1915A Trip on the IceErnst

1915Arme MariaCommissioner Moritz Rosenthal

1914The Pride of the FirmSiegmund Lachmann

1914A Venetian Night

1914The Firm Gets MarriedMoritz Abramowski / Siegmund Lachmann (Lehrling)

1913The Ideal WifeKrispin

1912The MiracleSpielmann

1912Das Mirakel