Fritz Lang
Known for Directing · 20 credits
- Born
- 1890-12-05
- Died
- 1976-08-02
- Place of birth
- 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).
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (17)
Contempt
1963
as Fritz Lang
The Exiles
1989
as Self
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
as Self
From Caligari to Hitler
2015
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Bardot et Godard
1964
as Self
The Film in the Film
1924
as Self
Paparazzi
1964
as Self
Hilde Warren and Death
1917
Sibyl
2025
as (Archive footage)
Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Master of Love
1919
Voyage to 'Metropolis'
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Conversation with Fritz Lang
1975
as Self
Fritz Lang
1990
Encounter with Fritz Lang
1964
as Self - Interviewee
Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film
2017
as Self
For Example Fritz Lang
1968
About Fritz Lang
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… With 20 credits spanning from 1917 to 2025, Fritz Lang has appeared in 17 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fritz Lang Movies
- Contempt (1963) — as Fritz Lang
- The Exiles (1989) — as Self
- The Dinosaur and the Baby (1967) — as Self
- From Caligari to Hitler (2015) — as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- Bardot et Godard (1964) — as Self
Where to Watch Fritz Lang Films
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