I Don't Want to Be a Man (1918)

1918 · Silent film · 45 min · dir. Ernst Lubitsch

• Comedy

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Synopsis

A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun. She quickly discovers that being the opposite sex isn’t as easy as she had hoped for. What ensues is a gender-bending comedy decades ahead of its time.

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Details

Director

Ernst Lubitsch

Writer

Hanns Kräly

Cinematography

Theodor Sparkuhl

Studio

Projektions-AG Union

Released

1918-10-01

Original title

Ich möchte kein Mann sein

Running time

45 minutes

Cast & crew

• Ernst Lubitsch Director
• Ossi Oswalda
• Curt Goetz
• Ferry Sikla
• Margarete Kupfer
• Victor Janson

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