Fritz Lang

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 an influential Austrian filmmaker (1890–1976) who created groundbreaking films during the silent era and beyond, including the science fiction masterpiece *Metropolis*. His innovative visual style and storytelling techniques helped shape modern cinema and made him one of the most important directors in film history.

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Person · Open Library

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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Film & TV

Directing · 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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: China
Active from: 1890
Active to: 1976

chinese pianistclassicalpianistpiano

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Listeners: 207
Total plays: 767

Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) was an Austrian-German-American film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer, one of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism. His most famous films are the groundbreaking Metropolis (the world's most expensive silent film at the time of its release) and M, made before he moved to the United States <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fritz+Lang">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Commons category: Fritz Lang
date of birth: 1890-12-05
date of death: 1976-08-02
name in native language: Fritz Lang
start of work period: 1919-00-00
end of work period: 1960-00-00
P8168: Western Conference
birth name: Friedrich Christian Anton Lang

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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.