The movies of Ernst Lubitsch
Just a note. Most of his movies were also in large part written by him, but due to the way studios liked to keep the jobs of directors and writers separated, Lubitsch rarely was properly credited for his contributions in writing.
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- DirectorErnst LubitschOtto PremingerStarsBetty GrableDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Cesar RomeroThat Lady in Ermine tells two parallel stories, both taking place in the small Mittel-European duchy of Bergamo, with one set in the 19th century and the other in the 16th.Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsCharles BoyerJennifer JonesPeter LawfordA free-spirited parlor maid and a Czech refugee surprise an English village with their unconventional ways.Directed, produced by
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsGene TierneyWalter HustonVincent PriceA simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.Produced by
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsAnthony VeillerFrank Capra directed this film in the vein of his Why We Fight series. It was intended to be shown to American troops participating in the invasion and occupation of Germany. But by the time it was ready, Germany was on its way to falling. Hence, the film was shelved. Never widely distributed or shown, it covers the events leading up World War II and comments on the character of the German people.Written, produced by
- DirectorOtto PremingerErnst LubitschStarsTallulah BankheadCharles CoburnAnne BaxterIn 18th century Russia, the naive and idealistic lieutenant Chernov meets Empress Catherine the Great who becomes infatuated with him and appoints him Chief of the Imperial Guard.Directed, produced by
- DirectorSidney LanfieldErnst LubitschStarsJack BennyPriscilla LaneEddie 'Rochester' AndersonA compassionate lawyer pretends to be heartless in order to boost his clientele, but it jeopardizes his romantic life.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsGene TierneyDon AmecheCharles CoburnAn old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsCarole LombardJack BennyRobert StackDuring the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.Directed, written, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMerle OberonMelvyn DouglasBurgess MeredithA psychoanalyst causes a woman to doubt her happy marriage.Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMargaret SullavanJames StewartFrank MorganTwo employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsGreta GarboMelvyn DouglasIna ClaireA stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsClaudette ColbertGary CooperEdward Everett HortonAfter learning her multi-millionaire fiancé has already been married seven times, the daughter of a penniless marquis decides to tame him.Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMarlene DietrichHerbert MarshallMelvyn DouglasA woman and her husband take separate vacations, and she falls in love with another man.Directed, produced by
- DirectorFrank BorzageStarsMarlene DietrichGary CooperJohn HallidayAn automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain meets a sultry jewel thief.fill-in director
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMaurice ChevalierJeanette MacDonaldEdward Everett HortonWhen a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.Directed, written, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsFredric MarchGary CooperMiriam HopkinsA woman cannot decide between two men who love her, and the trio agree to try living together in a platonic friendly relationship.Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMiriam HopkinsKay FrancisHerbert MarshallA gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner. Romantic entanglements and jealousies confuse the scheme.Directed, produced by
- DirectorGeorge CukorErnst LubitschStarsMaurice ChevalierJeanette MacDonaldGenevieve TobinAn unhappily married couple try to come between a happy one.Directed, produced by
- DirectorJames CruzeH. Bruce HumberstoneErnst LubitschStarsGary CooperCharles LaughtonW.C. FieldsA dying tycoon gives million-dollar windfalls to eight people picked from the city directory.Directed, written by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsLionel BarrymoreNancy CarrollPhillips HolmesFrench soldier travels to Germany to find a family of a man he killed during World War I.Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMaurice ChevalierClaudette ColbertMiriam HopkinsAn amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.Directed, written, produced by
- DirectorLudwig BergerErnst LubitschStarsDennis KingJeanette MacDonaldO.P. HeggieThe story takes place in medieval France. Poet-rogue Francois Villon, sentenced to hang by King Louis XI for writing derogatory verses about him, is offered a temporary reprieve. His hanging will be postponed for 24 hours, and in that time he must defeat the invading Burgundians and win the love of the beautiful Katherine.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsJeanette MacDonaldJack BuchananClaud AllisterA countess flees to Monte Carlo on the day of her wedding, where she is courted by a count posing as a hairdresser.Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMaurice ChevalierJeanette MacDonaldLupino LaneThe queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsJohn BarrymoreCamilla HornVictor VarconiIn the Swiss Alps of the early 19th century, a couple forced into loveless marriages struggle to find happiness with one another.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsEmil JanningsLewis StoneFlorence VidorPaul I, the Emperor of All Russia, becomes the target of a deadly conspiracy.Directed, produced, edited by
- DirectorErnst LubitschJohn M. StahlStarsRamon NovarroNorma ShearerJean HersholtA cloistered, overprotected Austrian prince falls in love with a down-to-earth barmaid in this "Viennese fairy tale."Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMonte BluePatsy Ruth MillerLilyan TashmanGeorgette lives in Paris with her unexciting, effeminate husband, an actor and interpretive dancer. Meanwhile, Suzanne lives across the street and reads romance novels while dreaming of someone more exciting than her own lackluster spouse Maurice. Each woman happens across the other's husband and begins her dream affair. Four people, each cheating on their spouse, and none of them is aware that their own spouse is cheating. Who will find out first, and how?Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsIrene RichMay McAvoyBert LytellA society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.Directed, produced, edited by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMarie PrevostMonte BlueJohn RocheGaston Fleury's (Monte Blue) wife, Loulou (Marie Prevost), takes a perfunctory interest in music but a deeper one in a musician named Maurice (John Roche). Although Gaston has no intention of releasing his wife into the hands of Maurice, he feigns willingness to give Loulou a divorce. Loulou then becomes bored with Maurice, and clever maneuvering on the part of Gaston brings her to want desperately a reconciliation with him. He happily fulfills her wish.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsPola NegriAdolphe MenjouRod La RocqueAlexei saves the Czarina from conspirators and is rewarded with her love. He deserts his sweetheart Anna, but discovers that his Queen is unfaithful too. Enraged, Alexei becomes a leader in the ongoing revolution against the royals.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsPauline FrederickMay McAvoyMarie PrevostA frivolous middle-aged socialite is suddenly put upon to have her daughter live with her. Her conniving paramour dumps her for her daughter, leaving her young boyfriend crushed.Directed, written by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsFlorence VidorMonte BlueMarie PrevostProfessor Stock and his wife Mizzi are always bickering. Mizzi tries to seduce Dr. Franz Braun, the new husband of her good friend Charlotte.Directed, produced by
- DirectorErnst LubitschRaoul WalshStarsMary PickfordHolbrook BlinnIrene RichRosita, a peasant singer in Seville, captures the attention of the King.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsPola NegriHermann ThimigAlfred AbelIn 19th century Paris a hedonistic woman marries an aristocrat but has trouble keeping faithful to him.Directed
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsEmil JanningsHarry LiedtkePaul BiensfeldtThe Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsPola NegriVictor JansonPaul HeidemannA charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained.Directed, written by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsHenny PortenEmil JanningsPaul HartmannThe story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschPola NegriPaul WegenerThe favorite slave girl of a tyrannical sheik falls in love with a cloth merchant. Meanwhile, a hunchback clown suffers unrequited love for a traveling dancer who wants to join the harem.Directed, written by; actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsLotte NeumannJulius FalkensteinGustav von WangenheimComical variation on the Shakespeare play, featuring two feuding farmers families.Directed, written by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsHenny PortenEmil JanningsJakob TiedtkeIn Southern Bavaria, Xaver wants to marry Gretel, but her father Kohlhiesel insists his elder daughter Liesel marry first. Liesel is shunned as too brutal. Seppel suggests marrying Liesel first, ridding her, then wedding Gretel.Directed, written by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsOssi OswaldaHermann ThimigVictor JansonForced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.Directed, written by; actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsAsta NielsenAlfred AbelGrete DiercksGaston finally succeeds as a dramatist and decides to leave his wife and child for another woman. When the child dies, the finger is pointed at him and he winds up as a destitute before all is revealed.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsPola NegriEmil JanningsHarry LiedtkeThe story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsVictor JansonOssi OswaldaHarry LiedtkeAn American heiress seeks the hand of an impoverished German prince.Directed, written by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschDirected by; actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsOssi OswaldaPaul BiensfeldtJulius DewaldWhile making a movie in the Alps, the female star falls in love with a nobleman.Directed, written by
- DirectorGeorg JacobyErnst LubitschStarsOssi OswaldaCarl AuenFritz AchterbergDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschOssi OswaldaEthel OrffA bumbling, self-indulgent husband goes on a vacation away from his wife. There he meets a popular, attractive young woman also on a vacation. Both go on a mountain climb which is going to be far from an ideal adventure.Directed by; actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsEmil JanningsAdaptation of the naturalistic tragedy by Hauptmann: After his first wife dies, the driver of a cart marries his ambitious and shrewish maid who brings him nothing but trouble.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsPola NegriHarry LiedtkeSophie PagayThe tragic story of Don Jose, a Spanish cavalryman, who falls under the spell of a gypsy girl, Carmen, who treats him with both love and contempt and leads him into temptation and thus damnation.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsEmil JanningsAdaptation of the naturalistic tragedy by Hauptmann: After his first wife dies, the driver of a cart marries his ambitious and shrewish maid who brings him nothing but trouble.Directed
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsPola NegriHarry LiedtkeEmil JanningsA girl is kidnapped and held captive in an ancient Egyptian temple. She is rescued and flees to England, but soon finds that her mysterious captor is still haunting her.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsOssi OswaldaCurt GoetzFerry SiklaA teenaged tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun, but discovers that being the opposite sex isn't as easy as she had hoped.Directed, written by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsOssi OswaldaHarry LiedtkeMargarete KupferThe new director at the Hoftheater is popular with the ladies. A new ballerina arrives and causes a lot of attention.Directed by
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschTrude HesterbergFerry SiklaDirected, written by; actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsOssi OswaldaHarry LiedtkeErnst LubitschA young woman is forced by her father to marry a man she doesn't love and flees before the marriage takes place. In a small village she falls in love with a young man, but her father disapproves of the match.Directed; actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschOssi OswaldaWilhelm DiegelmannThe unruly Prinz Sami is sent to the civilized court of a duchess to learn some manners, but he causes nothing but trouble. Nevertheless he manages to marry the duchess.Directed; actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsHarry LiedtkeEmil JanningsPaul BiensfeldtA neglected wife disguises herself in order to lure her wastrel husband into a compromising position.Directed, written by; actor
- DirectorPaul WegenerStarsPaul WegenerLyda SalmonovaErnst LubitschA stylized fairy tale in which a farmer sells his soul to Satan in exchange for prosperity.Actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsOssi OswaldaHermann ThimigEmilie KurzDirected, written by; actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschKäthe DorschMax ZilzerSally Katz begins a new job as a supervisor in the workshop of a garment maker where the boss's nasty daughter makes him advances. But the girl's father forbids him to flirt back.Directed by; actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsOssi OswaldaEmil JanningsMargarete KupferA young woman leaves the convent to go home and live with her father. Then she falls in love with a librarian, but her father doesn't approve.Directed; actor
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsJohanna EwaldErnst LubitschDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschOssi OswaldaVictor JansonDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschElse KentnerGuido HerzfeldSally Pinkus is an German-Jewish boy who takes a job as a shoe store clerk after being expelled from school for goofing around. Soon fired for trying to court the owner's daughter, Pinkus lands another job in a more 'upmarket' shoe salon, only to be fired again, before charming a rich benefactress to fund his ultimate dream: Pinkus' Shoe Palace.Directed
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschLouise SchenrichHelene VoßHusband is hounded by his nagging mother-in-law who lives with him and his wife. After coming home drunk one night he is kicked out by the mother-in-law. He disguises himself as a servant and gets a job at his own house.Directed
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschErnst MatrayStarsErnst MatrayVictor ColaniAlice HechyDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschRessel OrlaDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschAlbert PauligDirected
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschIn WWI, women have taken over as barbers while the men are fighting. A young man, Ernst, played by the director, falls for the daughter of one of these female barbers.Directed