FRITZ LANG

Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: December 5, 1890
Deathday: August 2, 1976
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.

Notable work

Filmography

Starring

2025·
Sibyl
(Archive footage)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self - Interviewee
1964·
Paparazzi
Self
1963·
Contempt
Fritz Lang

Production

Original Film Writer
Producer, Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
Director
1955·
Moonfleet
Director
Director
Original Film Writer
Director
Director
Director
Director
1951·
M
Original Story
Director
Producer, Director
Director
Producer, Director
Director
Producer, Adaptation, Original Story, Director
1942·
Moontide
Co-Director
Co-Director
Director
1941·
Man Hunt
Director
Producer, Director
Director
1936·
Fury
Screenplay, Director
1934·
Liliom
Writer, Director
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Director
1931·
M
Screenplay, Director
Producer, Screenplay, Director
1928·
Spies
Writer, Director
Screenplay, Editor, Director
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
1921·
Destiny
Writer, Director
Writer, Director
Writer
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay
Director
Screenplay
1919·
Harakiri
Director
Writer
Writer
Screenplay