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Ernst Lubitsch (/ ˈ l uː b ɪ tʃ /; January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German-born 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".
IMDb provides an overview of the life and career of Ernst Lubitsch, a German-born director, actor and writer who became a Hollywood legend. Learn about his early stage and film work, his signature style, his classic comedies and his legacy.
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- Berlin, Germany
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ernst Lubitsch, Ernst Matray, Helene Voss: Short film / Lost film Producer, writer, actor 1915 Der erste Patient His Only Patient: PAGU : Ernst Lubitsch, Johanna Ewald: Short film / Lost film Actor 1915 Der letzte Anzug The Last Suit: PAGU Ernst Lubitsch Short film / Lost film Actor 1915 Der Kraftmeier The Bully: PAGU Ernst Lubitsch Short film ...
YearTitle1914Fräulein Seifenschaum Miss Soapsuds1915Aufs Eis geführt A Trip on the Ice1915Blindekuh Blind Man's Bluff1915Zucker und Zimt Sugar & SpiceErnst Lubitsch (born January 29, 1892, Berlin, Germany—died November 30, 1947, Hollywood, California, U.S.) was a German-born American motion-picture director who was best known for sophisticated comedies of manners and romantic comedies. Lubitsch was an anomaly as an active director who also served as the head of production at a major studio ...
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- Madame DuBarry (1919) Having initially specialised in comedies with a Jewish slapstick flavour, Lubitsch became “the great humaniser of history” with Madame DuBarry and Anna Boleyn.
- The Marriage Circle (1924) When his much-vaunted Hollywood partnership with actor Mary Pickford ended after Rosita (1923), Lubitsch decamped to Warners.
- So This Is Paris (1926) Having refined his celebrated ‘touch’ in Forbidden Paradise (1924) and Kiss Me Again (1925), Lubitsch opted for a little optical exuberance in this exquisite marriage comedy.
- The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) Having acted in a 1915 take on Wilhelm Meyer-Förster’s novel, Karl Heinrich, Erich von Stroheim was slated to direct this lavish MGM adaptation as a follow-up to The Merry Widow (1925).
Aug 8, 2022 · In the summer of 1943, the playwright and screenwriter Samson Raphaelson received word that Ernst Lubitsch, the Berlin-born director of such incandescent Hollywood comedies as “Trouble in ...
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Apr 28, 2024 · Ernest Lubitsch was a German-born American filmmaker who specialized in witty comedies.He directed an impressive 44 features between 1914 and 1948, both during the silent era and during the advent ...
