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Ernst Lubitsch
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German-American actor and film director (1892–1947)

Also known as: Эрнст Любич, إرنست لوبيتش, 에른스트 루비치, エルンスト・ルビッチ, 恩斯特·劉別謙, Любич, Эрнст

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Known works

  • Heaven can wait
  • Ernst Lubitsch's Ninotchka, starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas
  • Ernst Lubitsch's 'Ninotchka', starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas (1976)