Ub Iwerks (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Ub Iwerks

Looking for reviews of films directed by Ub Iwerks? Cinafilm has a total of 513 reviews across 3 movies directed by Ub Iwerks.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 68%.

Funny Face is Ub Iwerks's highest rated movie, with a score of 71% based on 509 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Ub Iwerks is Vintage Mickey, with a score of 67% based on 1 reviews.

Director Biography

American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who co-created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse with Walt Disney. The works Iwerks produced alongside Disney went on to win numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Eert Ubbe Iwerks, emigrated to the U.S. in 1869 from the village of Uttum in East Frisia (northwest Germany, today part of the municipality of Krummhörn). Ub's full name can be seen on early "Alice" shorts that he signed. Several years later he simplified his name to "Ub Iwerks", sometimes written as "U. B. Iwerks.