This is a list of films directed by Ernst Lubitsch. He made a total of 70 films (47 feature films and 23 short films) in a career that spanned 4 decades.
Director
Silent films Year Title Studio Genre Cast Notes Other Roles1910s1914Fräulein SeifenschaumMiss SoapsudsPAGUProjektions-AG UnionComedyErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmWriter, actor1915Aufs Eis geführtA Trip on the IceMaLu-FilmMatray Lubitsch FilmComedyErnst Lubitsch, Albert PauligShort film / Lost filmActor1915BlindekuhBlind Man's BluffUnion-FilmComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ressel OrlaShort film / Lost filmWriter, actor1915Zucker und ZimtSugar & SpiceMaLu-FilmComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ernst Matray, Helene VossShort film / Lost filmProducer, writer, actor1915Der erste PatientHis Only PatientPAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Johanna EwaldShort film / Lost filmActor1915Der letzte AnzugThe Last SuitPAGUComedyErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmActor1915Der KraftmeierThe BullyPAGUComedyErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmActor1916Als ich tot war (When I Was Dead)aka Wo ist mein Schatz? (Where is My Treasure?)PAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Louise Schenrich, , Julius FalkensteinShort film / Earliest surviving Lubitsch filmWriter, actor1916Shoe Palace PinkusSchuhpalast PinkusPAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Guido Herzfeld, Else KentnerActor1916Der gemischte FrauenchorThe Mixed Ladies ChorusPAGUComedyErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmActor1916Das schönste GeschenkThe Most Beautiful GiftPAGUComedyErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmActor1916Der G.m.b.H. TenorThe Tenor, Inc.PAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ossi Oswalda, Victor JansonShort film / Lost filmActor1917Seine neue NaseHis New NosePAGUComedyErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmActor1917Ossis TagebuchOssi's DiaryPAGUComedyOssi Oswalda, Hermann ThimigShort film / Lost filmWriter1917Der BlusenkönigThe Blouse KingPAGUMesster FilmComedyErnst Lubitsch, Käthe Dorsch, Max ZilzerShort film / Lost filmWriter, actor1917When Four Do the SameWenn vier dasselbe tunPAGUComedyEmil Jannings, Ossi Oswalda, Margarete KupferShort filmWriter, actor1917The Merry JailDas fidele GefängnisPAGUComedyHarry Liedtke, Emil Jannings, Kitty DewallWriter, actor1917Käsekönig HolländerHollander, King of CheesePAGUComedyErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmWriter, actor1918Fuhrmann HenschelThe Coachman HenschelUnion-Film DramaEmil JanningsShort film / Lost film1918Prinz SamiPrince SamiPAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ossi OswaldaShort film / Lost filmWriter, actor1918The Toboggan CavalierDer RodelkavalierPAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ossi Oswalda, Ferry Sikla Short film / Lost filmWriter, actor1918The Rosentopf CaseDer Fall RosentopfPAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Trude HesterbergShort film / Partially lostWriter, actor1918Die Augen der Mumie MaThe Eyes of the Mummy MaPAGUHorrorEmil Jannings, Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke1918Ich möchte kein Mann seinI Don't Want to Be a ManPAGUUFAUniversum FilmComedyOssi Oswalda, Curt Goetz, Ferry SiklaWriter1918The Ballet GirlDas Mädel vom BallettPAGUComedyOssi Oswalda, Harry LiedtkeShort film / Lost film1918CarmenGypsy BloodPAGUUFADramaPola Negri, Harry Liedtke1919IntoxicationRauschPAGUDramaAsta Nielsen, Alfred AbelLost film1919Die PuppeThe DollPAGUComedyOssi OswaldaWriter1919Meyer from BerlinMeyer aus BerlinPAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ethel OrffActor1919My Wife, the Movie StarMeine Frau, die FilmschauspielerinPAGUComedyOssi OswaldaLost filmWriter1919The Swabian MaidenDas SchwabemädlePAGUComedyOssi Oswalda, Carl AuenShort film / Lost filmCo-directorwith Georg Jacoby1919Die AusternprinzessinThe Oyster PrincessPAGUComedyVictor Janson, Ossi OswaldaWriter1919Madame DubarryPassionPAGUDramaPola Negri, Emil Jannings1920s1920 The Housing ShortageDie Wohnungsnot PAGUComedyVictor Janson, Marga Köhler, Ossi OswaldaShort film / Lost filmWriter1920 Kohlhiesel's DaughtersKohlhiesels Töchter Messter-FilmRomanceEmil Jannings, Henny PortenWriter1920 Romeo and Juliet in the SnowRomeo und Julia im SchneeMaxim-FilmComedyJacob Tiedke, Marga Köhler, Lotte NeumannWriter1920SumurunOne Arabian NightPAGUDramaErnst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Paul WegenerWriter, actor1920Anna BoleynDeceptionMesster-FilmUnion-Film / UFADramaEmil Jannings, Henny Porten1921Die BergkatzeThe Wild CatPAGUComedyPola Negri, Victor JansonWriter, actor1922Das Weib des PharaoThe Wife of the Pharaoh aka The Loves of PharaohErnst-Lubitsch FilmEFAEuropäische Film-AllianzDramaEmil Jannings, Harry Liedtke1923The FlameDie FlammeErnst-Lubitsch FilmEFADramaPola Negri, Hermann ThimigPartially lostLubitsch's last German film1923RositaMary Pickford Co.United ArtistsRomanceMary Pickford, Holbrook BlinnLubitsch's first Hollywood film1924The Marriage CircleWarner Bros.ComedyAdolphe Menjou, Marie PrevostProducer1924Three WomenWarner Bros.DramaMay McAvoy, Marie Prevost, Pierre GendronWriter1924Forbidden ParadiseFamous Players–LaskyComedyPola Negri, Adolphe Menjou1925Kiss Me AgainWarner Bros.ComedyMarie Prevost, Monte Blue, Clara BowLost film1925Lady Windermere's FanWarner Bros.RomanceMay McAvoy, Ronald ColmanProducer, editor1926So This Is ParisWarner Bros.ComedyMonte Blue, Patsy Ruth Miller1927The Student Prince in Old HeidelbergMGMRomanceRamón Novarro, Norma ShearerProducer
Sound films Year Title Studio Genre Cast Notes Other Roles1920's1928The PatriotParamountDramaEmil Jannings, Florence VidorLost filmEssentially a Silent film which included some talking sequencesEditor1929Eternal LoveSchenck ProductionsJoseph M. Schenck ProductionsUnited ArtistsRomanceJohn Barrymore, Camilla HornEssentially a silent film with sound effects1929The Love ParadeParamountMusicalMaurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonaldFrench version (Parade d'Amour) produced simultaneously.Producer1930s1930Paramount on ParadeParamountMusicalParamount all-star revueThis film was a musical revue using 11 directors and starring various Paramount starsCo-director1930Monte CarloParamountMusicalJack Buchanan, Jeanette MacDonaldProducer1931The Smiling LieutenantParamountMusicalMaurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, Miriam HopkinsProducer1932Broken Lullaby(aka The Man I Killed)ParamountDramaLionel Barrymore1932One Hour with YouParamountMusicalMaurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonaldFrench version (Une heure près de toi) produced simultaneously.Producer1932Trouble in ParadiseParamountComedyHerbert Marshall, Miriam HopkinsProducer1932If I Had a Million(segment "The Clerk")ParamountComedyRichard Bennett, Charles LaughtonShort section of a larger "omnibus" film1933Design for LivingParamountComedyGary Cooper, Fredric March, Miriam HopkinsProducer1934The Merry WidowMetro Goldwyn MayerMusicalMaurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonaldFrench version (La Veuve Joyeuse) produced simultaneously.Producer1937AngelParamountRomanceMarlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn DouglasProducer1938Bluebeard's Eighth WifeParamountComedyClaudette Colbert, Gary CooperProducer1939NinotchkaMetro Goldwyn MayerComedyGreta Garbo, Melvyn DouglasProducer1940s1940The Shop Around the CornerMetro Goldwyn MayerComedyJames Stewart, Margaret SullavanProducer1941That Uncertain FeelingLubitsch Prod.Sol Lesser ProductionsComedyMerle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Burgess MeredithProducer1942To Be or Not to BeRomaine Film Corp.Alexander Korda production companyComedyCarole Lombard, Jack BennyProducer1943Heaven Can WaitTwentieth Century FoxRomanceGene Tierney, Don Ameche First Technicolor filmProducer1946Cluny BrownTwentieth Century FoxRomanceCharles Boyer, Jennifer JonesProducer1948That Lady in ErmineTwentieth Century FoxMusicalBetty Grable, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Cesar RomeroOtto Preminger took over when Lubitsch died before completionTechnicolor filmCo-director, producer
Actor :de:Die ideale Gattin (dir. Hanns Heinz Ewers, 1913), as Heiratsvermittler Krispin The Firm Gets Married (dir. Carl Wilhelm, 1914), as Moritz Abramowsky Bedingung – Kein Anhang! (dir. Stellan Rye, 1914), as Stella's husband Der Stolz der Firma (dir. Carl Wilhelm, 1914), as Siegmund Lachmann Miss Piccolo (dir. Franz Hofer, 1914), as Mr. Pinkeles Ein verliebter Racker (dir. Franz Hofer, 1915) Arme Marie (dir. Max Mack, Willy Zeyn, 1915), as Moritz Rosenthal Robert and Bertram (dir. Max Mack, 1915), as Max Edelstein Doktor Satansohn (dir. Edmund Edel, 1916), as Doktor Satansohn Der schwarze Moritz (dir. Georg Jacoby, 1916), as Moritz Apfelreis Leutnant auf Befehl (dir. Danny Kaden, 1916) Hans Trutz in the Land of Plenty (dir. Paul Wegener, 1917), as The Devil
Producer A Royal Scandal (1945) Dragonwyck (1946)
Notes
External links Ernst Lubitsch films (1913-1948) at archive.org