Ernst Lubitsch
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.
Known for
Ninotchka
Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Sumurun
Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar
Hitler: A Career
Self (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew
Self (archive footage)
100 Years of the UFA
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Where Is My Treasure?
Ernst
The Pride of the Firm
Siegmund Lachmann
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
Sally Pinkus
From Caligari to Hitler
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Ideal Wife
The Firm Gets Married
The Rosentopf Case
Sally
The Toboggan Cavalier
Sally Piner
Sugar and Cinnamon
Doctor Satanson
Dr. Satansohn
Prinz Sami
Prinz Sami
When Four Do the Same
Bit Role
Blind Cow
Verlobter
The Miracle
Spielmann
Meyer from Berlin
Sally Meyer
Robert and Bertram
Kommis Max Edelstein
Arme Maria
Commissioner Moritz Rosenthal
Mr. Broadway
Ernst Lubitsch
Der Blusenkönig
A Trip on the Ice
Ernst
Das Mirakel
Miss Bellboy
Pinkeles
A Venetian Night
The New Nose
Ernst
The Mixed Ladies Chorus
Dirigent
Miss Soapsuds
His Only Patient
Doktor
The Tenor, Inc.
Sally
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
Der Teufel Satan
How I Was Murdered
The Last Suit
The Most Beautiful Gift
Verehrer
Käsekönig Holländer
The Bodybuilder
Stubenhocker