Biography: life and films
Ernst Lubitsch was a German-American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Berlin, Germany on 29th January 1892 and died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA on 30th November 1947, aged 55.His best films as a film director include Die Austernprinzessin (1919), Die Puppe (1919), Anna Boleyn (1920), Kohlhiesels Töchter (1920) and Ninotchka (1939), and whose best work as an actor include Carl Wilhelm's Der Stolz der Firma (1914), Schuhpalast Pinkus (1916), Paul Wegener's Hans Trutz im Schlaraffenland (1917), Meyer aus Berlin (1919) and Sumurun (1920).
Ernst Lubitsch directed 71 films (including 5 shorts), appeared in 30 films and scripted 27 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Dorothy Arzner (2 films) and Carl Wilhelm (2).
His most frequent genres include: comedy (41 films), drama (24), comedy-romance (20), comedy-drama (10), romance (6), War (3), Fantasy (3) and history (2).
Our average rating for Ernst Lubitsch over all films is: 3.0
Filmography
Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer
Der Stolz der Firma (1914) [a]
Die Firma heiratet (1914) [a]
Eine venezianische Nacht (1914) [a]
Blindekuh (1915) [a,d,w]
Zucker und Zimmt (1915) [a,d,w]
Das Schönste Geschenk (1916) [d,w]
Der Erste Patient (1916) [a,d,w]
Der G.m.b.H. Tenor (1916) [a,d]
Der schwarze Moritz (1916) [a]
Schuhpalast Pinkus (1916) [a,d]
Das Fidele Gefängnis (1917) [a,d,w]
Hans Trutz im Schlaraffenland (1917) [a]
Ossis Tagebuch (1917) [d,w]
Wenn vier dasselbe tun (1917) [a,d,w]
Carmen (1918) [d]
Das Mädel vom Ballet (1918) [d]
Der Fall Rosentopf (1918) [a,d,w]
Der Rodelkavalier (1918) [a,d,w]
Die Augen der Mumie Ma (1918) [d]
Fuhrmann Henschel (1918) [d]
Ich möchte kein Mann sein (1918) [d,w]
Das Schwabenmädel (1919) [d]
Die Austernprinzessin (1919) [d,w]
Die Puppe (1919) [a,d,w]
Meine Frau, die Filmschauspielerin (1919) [d,w]
Meyer aus Berlin (1919) [a,d]
Rausch (1919) [d]
Kohlhiesels Töchter (1920) [d,w]
Sumurun (1920) [a,d]
Die Bergkatze (1921) [d,w]
Das Weib des Pharao (1922) [d]
Rosita (1923) [d]
Forbidden Paradise (1924) [d]
The Marriage Circle (1924) [d]
Three Women (1924) [d,w]
Kiss Me Again (1925) [d]
Lady Windermere's Fan (1925) [d]
So This Is Paris (1926) [d]
The Honeymoon Express (1926) [d]
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) [d]
The Patriot (1928) [d]
Eternal Love (1929) [d]
The Love Parade (1929) [d]
Galas de la Paramount (1930) [d]
Monte Carlo (1930) [d]
Paramount on Parade (1930) [d]
The Vagabond King (1930) [d]
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) [d,w]
Broken Lullaby (1932) [d]
If I Had a Million (1932) [d,w]
One Hour with You (1932) [d]
Trouble in Paradise (1932) [d]
Une heure près de toi (1932) [d]
Design for Living (1933) [d]
Mr. Broadway (1933) [a]
La Veuve joyeuse (1934) [d]
The Merry Widow (1934) [d,w]
Angel (1937) [d]
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) [d]
Ninotchka (1939) [d]
Der ewige Jude (1940) [a]
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) [a,d]
That Uncertain Feeling (1941) [d]
A Royal Scandal (1945) [d]
Here Is Germany (1945) [w]
Cluny Brown (1946) [d]
That Lady in Ermine (1948) [d]
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