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Fritz Lang

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Also known as Friedrich Christian Anton Lang, Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang, Fritz Lang (1890–1976)

Austrian filmmaker (1890–1976)

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Fritz Lang was a film director, screenwriter, actor, and film editor born in Vienna on December 5, 1890. He held citizenship in Germany, the United States, and Austria. Lang participated in World War I and was educated at the Königliche Kunstgewerbeschule München and TU Wien. His professional career spanned from 1919 to 1960, and he was associated with the Expressionism movement.

His notable works include Metropolis, M, Destiny, and Die Nibelungen. He also created Furie, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse, and Dr. Mabuse, Medium des Bösen. Lang received the German Film Award, the Karl Troop Cross, The Life Career Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He spoke English and German and was married to Thea von Harbou.

Lang died in Beverly Hills on August 2, 1976. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. He had one eye and authored works such as Chasing My Dreams.

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Born
1890
Died
1976
Works
36

Top works

  • Furie
  • "M" le maudit
  • Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse
  • Dr. Mabuse, Medium des Bösen
  • Chasing My Dreams

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Vienna, Austria

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…

Known for

  • Sibyl — (Archive footage)2025
  • Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film — Self2017
  • From Caligari to Hitler — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2015
  • Voyage to 'Metropolis' — Self (archive footage)2010
  • Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands — Self (archive footage)2004
  • Das Jahrhundert des Theaters — Self (archive footage)2002
  • Fritz Lang1990
  • The Exiles — Self1989
  • Conversation with Fritz Lang — Self1975
  • Film Emigration from Nazi Germany — Self1975

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Fritz
Family name
Lang
Gender
male
Citizenship
Austria
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Educated at
TU Wien
Languages spoken
German
Native language
English language
Religion
Judaism
Award
The Life Career Award
Notable work
M
Genre
Expressionism
Movement
Expressionism
Conflict
World War I
Image
Fritz Lang (1929).jpg
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place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Commons category
Fritz Lang
date of birth
1890-12-05
date of death
1976-08-02
topic's main category
Category:Fritz Lang
medical condition
one-eyed
filmography
Fritz Lang filmography
name in native language
Fritz Lang
start of work period
1919-00-00
end of work period
1960-00-00
archives at
Deutsche Kinemathek
related category
Category:Films with screenplays by Fritz Lang
has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
different from
Fritz Lange
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Western Conference
writing language
English language
birth name
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang
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Encyclopedic overview

Friedrich Christian Anton Lang ( Austrian German: [ˈfriːdrɪç ˈkrɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈantɔn ˈlaŋ]; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang (Austrian German: [ˈfrɪts ˈlaŋ]), was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked in Germany and later the United States. One of the best-known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute. He has been cited as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time.

Lang's work spans five decades, from the Expressionist silent films of his first German creative period to his short stay in Paris and his work as a Hollywood director to his last three films made in Germany. Lang's most celebrated films include the futuristic science-fiction film Metropolis (1927) and the influential M (1931), a film noir precursor. His 1929 film Woman in the Moon showcased the use of a multi-stage rocket, and also pioneered the concept of a rocket launch pad (a rocket standing upright against a tall building before launch having been slowly rolled into place) and the rocket-launch countdown clock.

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