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Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch

Directing
28 Jan 1892
30 Nov 1947
Berlin, Germany

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...

Also Known As

Эрнст Любич, 에른스트 루비치

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