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Ernst Lubitsch
Berlin, Germany
Ernst Lubitsch (January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Holl…
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Ernst Lubitsch (January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German 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". Lubitsch is best known for screwball comedies and romantic comedies, such as Trouble in Paradise (1932), Ninotchka (1939), The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and To Be or Not to Be (1942). While being escapist, his films often offer social commentary on human relationships and society in a satirical way. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States.
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2017
100 Years of the UFA
Movie Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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2015
From Caligari to Hitler
Movie Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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2010
Lubitsch, le patron
Movie Self (Archival footage)
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1983
To Be or Not to Be
Movie Story
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1983
A Letter to Freddy Buache
Movie In Memory Of
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1977
Hitler: A Career
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie Thanks
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1948
That Lady in Ermine
Movie Director
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1946
Cluny Brown
Movie Director
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1946
Dragonwyck
Movie Producer
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1945
A Royal Scandal
Movie Producer
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1943
Heaven Can Wait
Movie Director
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1942
To Be or Not to Be
Movie Director
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1941
That Uncertain Feeling
Movie Director
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1940
The Eternal Jew
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1940
The Shop Around the Corner
Movie Director
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1939
Ninotchka
Movie Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
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1938
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Movie Director
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1937
Angel
Movie Director
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1936
Desire
Movie Producer
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1934
The Merry Widow
Movie Director
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1933
Design for Living
Movie Director
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1933
Mr. Broadway
Movie Ernst Lubitsch
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1933
The Clerk
Movie Writer
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1932
If I Had a Million
Movie Director
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1932
Trouble in Paradise
Movie Director
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1932
One Hour with You
Movie Director
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1932
Broken Lullaby
Movie Director
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1931
The Smiling Lieutenant
Movie Director
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1930
Monte Carlo
Movie Producer
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1930
Paramount on Parade
Movie Director
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1930
The Vagabond King
Movie Co-Director
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1929
The Love Parade
Movie Director
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1929
Eternal Love
Movie Director
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1928
The Patriot
Movie Director
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1928
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Movie Director
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1928
The Last Command
Movie Writer
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1927
Life in Hollywood
Movie Self
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1926
The Honeymoon Express
Movie Director
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1926
So This Is Paris
Movie Director
