Fritz Lang - Wikipedia
WEBFriedrich 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 …
Fritz Lang - IMDb
WEBFritz 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. After high school, he enrolled briefly at the Technische Hochschule Wien and then started to train as a painter.
Fritz Lang | Biography, Movies, Metropolis, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 23, 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.
Fritz Lang filmography - Wikipedia
WEBFritz 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.
Fritz Lang : his 25 Best films - IMDb
WEB1. Metropolis. 1927 2h 33m Not Rated. 8.3 (186K) Rate. 98 Metascore. In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Fritz Lang: 10 essential films | BFI
WEBDec 4, 2015 · Fritz Lang: 10 essential films. He was born before sci-fi films, serial killer movies and film noir were invented. He’d help invent them all. Fritz Lang was one of the giants of cinema, and these 10 films find him at the top of his game.
Biography: Fritz Lang | Cinema's Exiles | PBS
WEBDec 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.
A man for all seasons: Fritz Lang interviewed in 1967
WEBAug 4, 2020 · 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.
Fritz Lang — The Movie Database (TMDB)
WEBFriedrich 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.
Fritz Lang summary | Britannica
WEBFritz Lang, (born Dec. 5, 1890, Vienna, Austria-Hungary—died Aug. 2, 1976, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.), Austrian-born U.S. film director. He studied architecture in Vienna and served in the Austrian army in World War I. While recovering from war wounds, he began to write screenplays.
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