Fritz Lang
Directing
- Born
- December 5, 1890 · Vienna, Austria
- Died
- August 2, 1976 (age 85)
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).
Known for
Metropolis
January 10, 1927
M
May 11, 1931
The Big Heat
October 14, 1953
Scarlet Street
December 25, 1945
The Woman in the Window
October 25, 1944
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
April 21, 1933
Fury
June 5, 1936
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
April 27, 1922
Ministry of Fear
May 19, 1944
You Only Live Once
January 23, 1937
Destiny
October 6, 1921
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
February 14, 1924
Behind the camera62
- 1982M the Damned Original Film Writer
- 1960Journey to the Lost City Screenplay, Director
- 1960The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1959The Indian Tomb Writer, Director
- 1959The Tiger of Eschnapur Director, Writer
- 1956Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Director
- 1956While the City Sleeps Director
- 1955Moonfleet Director
- 1954Human Desire Director
- 1953The Big Heat