Ernst Lubitsch

Director and producer. Born 28 January 1892 in Berlin, Germany. Died 30 November 1947.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 9 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

28 January 1892, Berlin, Germany

Died

30 November 1947

Active

1928–1943

Frequently works with

Samson Raphaelson, Charles Ruggles, Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Miriam Hopkins

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

80Critics

We rate Ernst’s work 5 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 9 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 9 films
Screen time: 15 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $4m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscar nominations
Active: 1928–1943

Genres

Comedy8
Romance8
Drama3
Crime1
Fantasy1
History1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThe Shop Around the Corner1940

72WorstThe Patriot1928

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

451910s

221920s

161930s

81940s

11970s

21980s

Co-stars most worked with

Charles Ruggles3 titles

Maurice Chevalier3 titles

Jeanette MacDonald2 titles

Miriam Hopkins2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards3 nominated

Nominated1944Best Director · Heaven Can Wait
Nominated1930Best Director · The Love Parade
Nominated1929Best Director · The Patriot

Other awards1 won

Won1947Academy Honorary Award: Academy Honorary Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.