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Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch

Director 37 / Writer 15 / Actor 9 · 1912 – 1983 · 🎬 61 · 🇺🇸 United States

Ernst Lubitsch was a German and American 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).

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To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

writer

1983

That Lady in Ermine

That Lady in Ermine

director

1948

Cluny Brown

Cluny Brown

director

1946

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

director

1943

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

director

1942

That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

director

1941

The Eternal Jew

The Eternal Jew

actor

1940

The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

director

1940

Ninotchka

Ninotchka

director

1939

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

director

1938

Angel

Angel

director

1937

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

director

1934

Design for Living

Design for Living

director

1933

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

director

1932

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

writer

1932

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

director

1932

One Hour with You

One Hour with You

director

1932

Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

director

1932

The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

writer

1931

The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

director

1931

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

director

1930

The Love Parade

The Love Parade

director

1929

Eternal Love

Eternal Love

director

1929

The Patriot

The Patriot

director

1928

The Last Command

The Last Command

writer

1928

Life in Hollywood

Life in Hollywood

actor

1927

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

director

1925

Rosita

Rosita

director

1923

The Loves of Pharaoh

The Loves of Pharaoh

director

1922

The Wildcat

The Wildcat

writer

1921

The Wildcat

The Wildcat

director

1921

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

director

1920

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

writer

1920

The Doll

The Doll

actor

1919

The Doll

The Doll

writer

1919

The Doll

The Doll

director

1919

Madame DuBarry

Madame DuBarry

director

1919

The Oyster Princess

The Oyster Princess

writer

1919

The Oyster Princess

The Oyster Princess

director

1919

My Wife, the Movie Star

My Wife, the Movie Star

writer

1919

My Wife, the Movie Star

My Wife, the Movie Star

director

1919

The Eyes of the Mummy

The Eyes of the Mummy

director

1918

I Don't Want to Be a Man

I Don't Want to Be a Man

writer

1918

I Don't Want to Be a Man

I Don't Want to Be a Man

director

1918

The Toboggan Cavalier

The Toboggan Cavalier

actor

1918

The Toboggan Cavalier

The Toboggan Cavalier

writer

1918

The Toboggan Cavalier

The Toboggan Cavalier

director

1918

Ossis Tagebuch

Ossis Tagebuch

writer

1917

Ossis Tagebuch

Ossis Tagebuch

director

1917

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

director

1916

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

actor

1916

Miss Soapsuds

Miss Soapsuds

actor

1915

Miss Soapsuds

Miss Soapsuds

director

1915

Miss Soapsuds

Miss Soapsuds

writer

1915

Sugar and Cinnamon

Sugar and Cinnamon

writer

1915

Sugar and Cinnamon

Sugar and Cinnamon

director

1915

Sugar and Cinnamon

Sugar and Cinnamon

actor

1915

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Blind Cow

director

1915

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Blind Cow

writer

1915

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Blind Cow

actor

1915

The Miracle

The Miracle

actor

1912

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