Fritz Lang
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).
Personal Details
Movies (46)
Sibyl
as (Archive footage)
2025
Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film
as Self
2017
From Caligari to Hitler
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2015
Voyage to 'Metropolis'
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Fritz Lang
1990
The Exiles
as Self
1989
M the Damned
Original Film Writer (Writing)
1982
Conversation with Fritz Lang
as Self
1975
For Example Fritz Lang
1968
The Dinosaur and the Baby
as Self
1967
Paparazzi
as Self
1964
Bardot et Godard
as Self
1964
Encounter with Fritz Lang
as Self - Interviewee
1964
Contempt
as Fritz Lang
1963
Journey to the Lost City
Screenplay (Writing)
1960
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Director (Directing)
1960
The Indian Tomb
Writer (Writing)
1959
The Tiger of Eschnapur
Director (Directing)
1959
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Director (Directing)
1956
While the City Sleeps
Director (Directing)
1956
Moonfleet
Director (Directing)
1955
Human Desire
Director (Directing)
1954
The Big Heat
Director (Directing)
1953
The Black Vampire
Original Film Writer (Writing)
1953
The Blue Gardenia
Director (Directing)
1953
Clash by Night
Director (Directing)
1952
Rancho Notorious
Director (Directing)
1952
M
Original Story (Writing)
1951
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Director (Directing)
1950
House by the River
Director (Directing)
1950
Secret Beyond the Door
Director (Directing)
1947
Cloak and Dagger
Director (Directing)
1946
Scarlet Street
Director (Directing)
1945
Ministry of Fear
Director (Directing)
1944
The Woman in the Window
Director (Directing)
1944
Hangmen Also Die!
Director (Directing)
1943
Moontide
Co-Director (Directing)
1942
Confirm or Deny
Co-Director (Directing)
1941
Man Hunt
Director (Directing)
1941
Western Union
Director (Directing)
1941
The Return of Frank James
Director (Directing)
1940
You and Me
Producer (Production)
1938
You Only Live Once
Director (Directing)
1937
Fury
Director (Directing)
1936
Liliom
Director (Directing)
1934
