As Director
Heaven Can Wait
1943
6.9
Ernst Lubitsch
Directing
Birth date
January 28, 1892
Birth place
Berlin, Germany
Death date
November 30, 1947
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.
Featured in
As Director
To Be or Not to Be
1942
7.8
As Director
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
8.1
As Director
Ninotchka
1939
7.5
As Director
Angel
1937
6.8
As Director
The Merry Widow
1934
6.8
As Director
Design for Living
1933
7.1
As Director, As Writer
If I Had a Million
1932
6.7
As Director
Trouble in Paradise
1932
7.4
As Director
Broken Lullaby
1932
7.5
As Director, As Writer
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
6.9
As Director
Paramount on Parade
1930
6.1
As Director
Eternal Love
1929
5.5
As Writer
The Last Command
1928
7.3
As Director
So This Is Paris
1926
6.3
As Director
Lady Windermere's Fan
1925
6.8
As Director, As Writer
Three Women
1924
3.5
As Director
The Marriage Circle
1924
6.4
As Director
Forbidden Paradise
1924
5.7
As Director
Rosita
1923
6.5