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Ernst Lubitsch
Biography
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
as Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Hitler: A Career
as Self (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew
as Self (archive footage)
Sumurun
as Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar
The Miracle
as Spielmann
Where Is My Treasure?
as Ernst
Mr. Broadway
as Ernst Lubitsch
From Caligari to Hitler
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
100 Years of the UFA
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Meyer from Berlin
as Sally Meyer
