Noun
German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947)
Source: WordNetThe Berlin of the '20s formed the foundation of my future education... the Berlin of the UFA studios, of Fritz Lang, Lubitsch and Erich Pommer. The Berlin of the architects Gropius, Mendelsohn and Mies van der Rohe. The Berlin of the painters Max Libermann, Grosz, Otto Dix, Klee and Kandinsky. Ken Adam
Betty Grable was cast opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. The film had previously been another Lubitsch project, but after his sudden death in November 1947, Preminger took over. Source: Internet
Just as the Nazis shot themselves in the foot by throwing out the "disapproved" scientists like Albert Einstein, they lost some great artists who they disdained as "decadent" not to mention film diectors (like Billy Wilder and Ernst Lubitsch). Source: Internet
The Italian superspectacle stimulated public demand for features and influenced such important directors as Cecil B. DeMille, Ernst Lubitsch, and especially D.W. Griffith. Source: Internet
Thus when Lubitsch wanted to make the film into a vehicle for Greta Garbo, Preminger, though he would have been eager to direct the film that brought Garbo out of retirement, refused to betray Tallulah. Source: Internet
At first the two men worked well together, but two weeks into filming Lubitsch began arriving on the set on a regular basis, and he soon began directing scenes with Cukor's consent. Source: Internet