Ernst Lubitsch: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 49
- as director
- 36
- on screen
- 1912–2017
- box office
- $62.9K
The Best Ernst Lubitsch Movies
The films of Ernst Lubitsch that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: The Shop Around the Corner (1940) leads with $42.2K. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
Ernst Lubitsch's Career in Numbers
Ernst Lubitsch's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Ernst Lubitsch works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Miracle (1912) to That Lady in Ermine (1948), and the 1920s were the busiest decade.
Ernst Lubitsch Movies by Decade
- 1910s 14
- 1920s 15
- 1930s 9
- 1940s 6
The 1920s were Ernst Lubitsch's busiest decade, with 15 films.
Ernst Lubitsch Movies by Genre
- Comedy 24
- Drama 12
- Romance 4
- History 2
- Adventure 1
Comedy is the genre Ernst Lubitsch has worked in most, with 24 films, ahead of drama (12).
Ernst Lubitsch Career Milestones
- First film
- The Miracle 1912
- Biggest box office hit
- The Shop Around the Corner $42.2K worldwide
- Newest film
- That Lady in Ermine 1948
Ernst Lubitsch Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Ernst Lubitsch is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 36 as director and 8 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
36- 1948
That Lady in Ermine Comedy - 1946
Cluny Brown Comedy Worldwide box office: $17.2K - 1943
Heaven Can Wait Comedy - 1942
To Be or Not to Be Comedy - 1941
That Uncertain Feeling Comedy - 1940
The Shop Around the Corner Drama Worldwide box office: $42.2K - 1938
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife Romance - 1934
The Merry Widow Comedy - 1933
Design for Living Romance Worldwide box office: $157 - 1933
The Clerk Comedy - 1932
Trouble in Paradise Comedy Worldwide box office: $928 - 1932
One Hour with You Comedy - 1932
Broken Lullaby Drama - 1931
The Smiling Lieutenant Comedy - 1930
Monte Carlo Comedy - 1929
Eternal Love Romance - 1928
The Patriot Drama - 1927
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Drama - 1926
So This Is Paris Comedy - 1925
Lady Windermere’s Fan Comedy - 1924
Three Women Drama - 1924
The Marriage Circle Romance - 1924
Forbidden Paradise Comedy - 1923
Rosita History - 1923
Die Flamme Drama - 1921
The Wildcat Drama - 1920
Anna Boleyn History - 1920
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow Comedy - 1920
Kohlhiesel’s Daughters Comedy - 1919
The Doll Comedy - 1919
Madame DuBarry Drama - 1919
The Oyster Princess Comedy - 1918
Carmen Drama - 1918
The Eyes of the Mummy Drama - 1918
I Don’t Want to Be a Man Comedy - 1917
The Merry Jail Comedy
Ernst Lubitsch Movies as an Actor
8- 1920
Sumurun as Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar · Adventure - 1919
Meyer from Berlin as Sally Meyer · Comedy - 1918
The Rosentopf Case as Sally · Comedy - 1916
Pinkus’s Shoe Palace as Sally Pinkus · Comedy - 1916
Where Is My Treasure? as Ernst · Comedy - 1914
The Pride of the Firm as Siegmund Lachmann · Drama - 1914
A Venetian Night Drama - 1912
The Miracle as Spielmann
Ernst Lubitsch in Documentaries & Specials
5- 2017
100 Years of the UFA as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · Documentary - 2014
From Caligari to Hitler as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · History - 1977
Hitler: A Career as Self (archive footage) · History - 1940
The Eternal Jew as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1939
Ninotchka as Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $2.48K
Who Ernst Lubitsch Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Ernst Lubitsch shares the most films with. Edward Everett Horton comes first, with 4 films together, followed by George Davis (4).
Ernst Lubitsch: Questions & Answers
How many movies Ernst Lubitsch has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Ernst Lubitsch been in?
Ernst Lubitsch is credited on 49 films, from 1912 to 2017. 8 of them as an actor and 36 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Ernst Lubitsch's highest-grossing movie?
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) is Ernst Lubitsch's biggest box office hit, with $42.2K worldwide, ahead of Cluny Brown (1946) ($17.2K). Across every film with box office figures, Ernst Lubitsch's movies have made $62.9K.
Ernst Lubitsch's biggest hits What is Ernst Lubitsch's newest movie?
The most recent film on Ernst Lubitsch's filmography is 100 Years of the UFA (2017), in the role of Self - Filmmaker (archive footage).
Who does Ernst Lubitsch work with most often?
Ernst Lubitsch shares the most films with Edward Everett Horton (4 films), George Davis (4 films) and Charles Ruggles (3 films).
The Best Ernst Lubitsch Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 49 credits.
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