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Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈkʁɪsti̯an ˈantɔn laŋ]; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang ([fʁɪt͡s laŋ]), was an Austrian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.
Fritz Lang. Actor: Contempt. Fritz Lang was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1890. His father managed a construction company. His mother, Pauline Schlesinger, was Jewish but converted to Catholicism when Lang was ten.
Fritz Lang (1890–1976) was an Austrian film director, producer and screenwriter. In Lang's early career he worked primarily as a screenwriter, finishing film scripts in four to five days. Lang directed major German films of the silent and early sound eras including Metropolis (1927) and M (1931) respectively.
Jun 6, 2024 · Fritz Lang, Austrian-born American motion-picture director whose films, dealing with fate and people’s inevitable working out of their destinies, are considered masterpieces of visual composition and expressionistic suspense.
Aug 27, 2023 · From The Tiger of Eschnapur to Ministry of Fear to Metropolis, these are Fritz Lang's 20 best movies.
May 21, 2020 · How Fritz Lang’s Flight from Nazi Germany Shaped Hollywood German expressionism–imported to Hollywood by Jewish exiles–brought a lasting tradition of shadows, duality, and mirroring to mainstream American cinema.
Fritz Lang : his 25 Best films. by cafg-0 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 1 year ago. German director who had ability for different genres. One of the greatest.
Dec 2, 2008 · One of the most renown and accomplished directors of the 20th century, Lang’s exceptional career began as scriptwriter for Joe May’s company where he met his future wife Thea von Harbou.
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 ...
Fritz Lang, the towering figure of German cinema’s golden era, talks to critic and biographer Axel Madsen about his life and times, and his long career in Germany, France and Hollywood.
