Fritz Lang
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 5, 1890
- Died
- August 2, 1976 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
Biography
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) was an Austrian-German film director, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States. Lang's most famous films are the groundbreaking science-fiction film Metropolis (1927) - the world's most expensive silent film at the time of its release - and the influential thriller film M (1931), made before he moved to the United States. Lang's work had a significant influence on the film noir genre and in Hollywood, he made some classics himself, such as Scarlet Street (1945) and The Big Heat (1953).
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Filmography
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Movie · Director
Journey to the Lost City
Movie · Director
The Tiger of Eschnapur
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The Indian Tomb
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
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While the City Sleeps
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Moonfleet
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Human Desire
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The Blue Gardenia
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The Big Heat
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Clash by Night
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Rancho Notorious
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House by the River
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American Guerrilla in the Philippines
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Secret Beyond the Door
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Cloak and Dagger
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Scarlet Street
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Ministry of Fear
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The Woman in the Window
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Hangmen Also Die!
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Moontide
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Man Hunt
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Western Union
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Confirm or Deny
Movie · Co-Director
The Return of Frank James
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You and Me
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You Only Live Once
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Fury
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Liliom
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
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M
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Woman in the Moon
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Spies
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Metropolis
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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
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Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
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Destiny
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Four Around the Woman
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The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship
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The Wandering Image
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The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea
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Harakiri
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Half-Blood
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Master of Love
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