Ernst Lubitsch

40 films · 1916 to 1948 · 7 on TSPDT
Born 28 January 1892, Berlin, Germany · Died 30 November 1947

Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German and 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". Among his best known works are Trouble in Paradise (1932), Design for Living (1933), Ninotchka (1939), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), To Be or Not to Be (1942) and Heaven Can

Ernst Lubitsch

Defining films

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942
The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
1932
Ninotchka
Ninotchka
1939
Design for Living
Design for Living
1933
Angel
Angel
1937

Films by decade

That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine
1948
Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown
1946
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
1943
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
1941

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