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Ernst Lubitsch ( / ˈluːbɪtʃ /; 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
This is a list of films directed by Ernst Lubitsch. He made a total of 72 films (44 feature films and 28 short films) in a career that spanned 4 decades.
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.
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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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Learn about the life and career of Ernst Lubitsch, a German-born director who became a Hollywood legend with his sophisticated comedies and dramas. From his early stage and film roles to his classic films like The Oyster Princess, Ninotchka and To Be or Not to Be, discover his "Lubitsch Touch" and his influence on cinema.
