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Fritz Lang

Directing·Dec 5, 1890· Vienna, Austria

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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).

Film	Credit
Journey to the Lost City1960 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse1960 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Indian Tomb1959 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Tiger of Eschnapur1959 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt1956 · Director	Director
While the City Sleeps1956 · Director	Director
Moonfleet1955 · Director	Director
Human Desire1954 · Director	Director
The Big Heat1953 · Director	Director
The Blue Gardenia1953 · Director	Director
Clash by Night1952 · Director	Director
Rancho Notorious1952 · Director	Director
American Guerrilla in the Philippines1950 · Director	Director
House by the River1950 · Director	Director
Secret Beyond the Door1947 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Cloak and Dagger1946 · Director	Director
Scarlet Street1945 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Woman in the Window1944 · Director	Director
Ministry of Fear1944 · Director	Director
Hangmen Also Die!1943 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Man Hunt1941 · Director	Director
Western Union1941 · Director	Director
The Return of Frank James1940 · Director	Director
You and Me1938 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
You Only Live Once1937 · Director	Director
Fury1936 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Liliom1934 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse1933 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse1933 · Director	Director
M1931 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Woman in the Moon1929 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Spies1928 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Metropolis1927 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge1924 · Director	Director
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried1924 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler1922 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Destiny1921 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Four Around the Woman1921 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Wandering Image1920 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship1920 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Harakiri1919 · Director	Director
The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea1919 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Master of Love1919 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Half-Blood1919 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay