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Ernst Lubitsch

Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Writer | * 01/28/1892 († 55, 11/30/1947) | Berlin (Germany)
Ernst Lubitsch (January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German-born 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". Among his best known works are Trouble in Paradise (1932), Design for Living (1933), Ninotchka (1939), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), To Be or Not to Be (1942) and Heaven Can Wait (1943). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times for The Patriot (1928), The Love Parade (1929), and ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal. ...

The Shop Around the Corner

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1940 | 4.2/5 | 1h 39min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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In 18th-Century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen. Pahlen wishes to protect his friend, the mad king, but because of the horror of the king's acts, ...

The Patriot

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1928 | 2.5/5 | 1h 53min
Drama
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Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets He ...

Heaven Can Wait

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1943 | 3.5/5 | 1h 52min
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy. ...

To Be or Not to Be

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1942 | 4.0/5 | 1h 39min
Comedy, War
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Awards & Nominations for Ernst Lubitsch

Academy Honorary Award Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 3x Academy Award for Best Director
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Movies with Ernst Lubitsch as Actor(36)

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2017 100 Years of the UFA
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2015 From Caligari to Hitler
as Himself (archive footage)1940 The Eternal Jew
as Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)1939 Ninotchka
as himself1933 Mr. Broadway
as Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar1920 Sumurun
as Sally Meyer1919 Meyer from Berlin
1919 Käsekönig Holländer
as Sally Piner1918 The Toboggan Cavalier
as Sally1918 Der Fall Rosentopf
as Prinz Sami1918 Prinz Sami
as Bit Role1917 When Four Do the Same
1917 Der Blusenkönig
as Dr. Satansohn1916 Doctor Satanson
as Dirigent1916 The Mixed Ladies Chorus
as Sally Pinkus1916 Shoe Palace Pinkus
as himself1916 Where Is My Treasure?
as Sally1916 The Tenor, Inc.
as Verehrer1916 The Most Beautiful Gift
as Ernst1916 The New Nose
as Commissioner Moritz Rosenthal1915 Arme Maria
1915 Miss Soapsuds
1915 The Last Suit
as Doktor1915 His Only Patient
as Ernst1915 A Trip on the Ice
as Pinkeles1915 Miss Bellboy
as Verlobter1915 Blind Cow
1915 How I Was Murdered
as Kommis Max Edelstein1915 Robert and Bertram
1915 Sugar and Cinnamon
as Stubenhocker1915 The Bodybuilder
1914 Das Mirakel
1914 A Venetian Night
1914 The Firm Gets Married
as Siegmund Lachmann1914 The Pride of the Firm
1913 The Ideal Wife

Movies with Ernst Lubitsch as Crew(126)

Writing/Story1983 To Be or Not to Be
Directing/Director1948 That Lady in Ermine
Production/Producer1948 That Lady in Ermine
Production/Producer1946 Dragonwyck
Directing/Director1946 Cluny Brown
Production/Producer1946 Cluny Brown
Production/Producer1945 A Royal Scandal
Directing/Director1943 Heaven Can Wait
Production/Producer1943 Heaven Can Wait
Directing/Director1942 To Be or Not to Be
Production/Producer1942 To Be or Not to Be
Writing/Author1942 To Be or Not to Be
Directing/Director1941 That Uncertain Feeling
Production/Producer1941 That Uncertain Feeling
Directing/Director1940 The Shop Around the Corner
Production/Producer1940 The Shop Around the Corner
Directing/Director1939 Ninotchka
Production/Executive Producer1939 Ninotchka
Directing/Director1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Production/Producer1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Directing/Director1937 Angel
Production/Producer1937 Angel
Production/Producer1936 Desire
Directing/Director1934 The Merry Widow
Production/Producer1934 The Merry Widow
Directing/Director1933 Design for Living
Production/Producer1933 Design for Living
Directing/Director1932 Broken Lullaby
Production/Producer1932 Broken Lullaby
Directing/Director1932 One Hour with You
Production/Producer1932 One Hour with You
Directing/Director1932 If I Had a Million
Directing/Director1932 Trouble in Paradise
Production/Producer1932 Trouble in Paradise
Directing/Director1931 The Smiling Lieutenant
Production/Producer1931 The Smiling Lieutenant
Directing/Director1930 Monte Carlo
Production/Producer1930 Monte Carlo
Directing/Director1930 Paramount on Parade
Directing/Director1930 The Vagabond King
Directing/Director1930 The Love Parade
Directing/Director1929 Eternal Love
Writing/Writer1928 The Last Command
Directing/Director1928 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Production/Producer1928 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Directing/Director1928 The Patriot
Editing/Editor1928 The Patriot
Production/Producer1928 The Patriot
Directing/Director1926 So This Is Paris
Directing/Director1926 The Honeymoon Express
Directing/Director1925 Lady Windermere's Fan
Editing/Editor1925 Lady Windermere's Fan
Directing/Director1925 Kiss Me Again
Directing/Director1924 Forbidden Paradise
Directing/Director1924 Three Women
Writing/Writer1924 Three Women
Directing/Director1924 The Marriage Circle
Production/Producer1924 The Marriage Circle
Directing/Director1923 Rosita
Directing/Director1923 Die Flamme
Directing/Director1922 The Loves of Pharaoh
Directing/Director1921 The Wildcat
Writing/Writer1921 The Wildcat
Directing/Director1920 Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Writing/Writer1920 Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Directing/Director1920 Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
Writing/Writer1920 Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
Directing/Director1920 Die Wohnungsnot
Writing/Writer1920 Die Wohnungsnot
Directing/Director1920 Anna Boleyn
Directing/Director1920 Sumurun
Writing/Writer1920 Sumurun
Directing/Director1919 My Wife, the Movie Star
Writing/Writer1919 My Wife, the Movie Star
Directing/Director1919 Madame DuBarry
Directing/Director1919 Meyer from Berlin
Directing/Director1919 Intoxication
Directing/Director1919 Käsekönig Holländer
Writing/Writer1919 Käsekönig Holländer
Directing/Director1919 The Doll
Writing/Writer1919 The Doll
Directing/Director1919 The Oyster Princess
Writing/Writer1919 The Oyster Princess
Directing/Director1919 Das Schwabenmädel
Directing/Director1918 Carmen
Directing/Director1918 The Toboggan Cavalier
Writing/Writer1918 The Toboggan Cavalier
Directing/Director1918 The Ballet Girl
Directing/Director1918 Der Fall Rosentopf
Writing/Writer1918 Der Fall Rosentopf
Directing/Director1918 I Don't Want to Be a Man
Writing/Writer1918 I Don't Want to Be a Man
Directing/Director1918 Prinz Sami
Writing/Writer1918 Prinz Sami
Directing/Director1918 The Eyes of the Mummy
Directing/Director1918 Fuhrmann Henschel
Directing/Director1917 Ossis Tagebuch
Writing/Writer1917 Ossis Tagebuch
Directing/Director1917 When Four Do the Same
Writing/Writer1917 When Four Do the Same
Directing/Director1917 Der Blusenkönig
Writing/Writer1917 Der Blusenkönig
Directing/Director1917 The Merry Jail
Writing/Writer1917 The Merry Jail
Directing/Director1916 The Mixed Ladies Chorus
Directing/Director1916 Shoe Palace Pinkus
Directing/Director1916 Where Is My Treasure?
Writing/Writer1916 Where Is My Treasure?
Directing/Director1916 The Tenor, Inc.
Directing/Director1916 The Most Beautiful Gift
Writing/Writer1916 The Most Beautiful Gift
Directing/Director1916 The New Nose
Writing/Writer1916 The New Nose
Directing/Director1915 Miss Soapsuds
Writing/Writer1915 Miss Soapsuds
Directing/Director1915 The Last Suit
Directing/Director1915 His Only Patient
Directing/Director1915 A Trip on the Ice
Production/Producer1915 A Trip on the Ice
Directing/Director1915 Blind Cow
Writing/Writer1915 Blind Cow
Directing/Director1915 Sugar and Cinnamon
Production/Producer1915 Sugar and Cinnamon
Writing/Writer1915 Sugar and Cinnamon
Directing/Director1915 The Bodybuilder
Writing/Writer1915 The Bodybuilder

Full Name: Ernst Lubitsch
Born: Thursday, 01/28 1892 (January) in Berlin (Germany)
Died: Sunday, 11/30 1947 (November) in Hollywood (aged: 55)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: German (DE, native language), English (EN, native language)
Employer: University of Southern California
Children: Nicola Lubitsch
Other names for Ernst Lubitsch (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Эрнст Любич"
"에른스트 루비치"
Ernst Lubitsch frequently works together with these people:
Hanns Kräly (30x, Crew)
Paul Davidson (29x, Crew)
Theodor Sparkuhl (18x, Crew)
Ossi Oswalda (15x, Actress)
Erich Schönfelder (14x, Crew)
Kurt Richter (12x, Crew)
Victor Janson (12x, Actor)
Hans Dreier (11x, Crew)
Emil Jannings (11x, Actor)
Paul Biensfeldt (10x, Actor)
Harry Liedtke (9x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8172, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024