Fritz Lang (1890–1976) was an Austrian film director, producer and screenwriter. In his early career, Lang worked primarily as a screenwriter, finishing film scripts in four to five days.Eisner, 1986. p.407 Lang directed major German films of the silent and early sound eras including Metropolis (1927) and M (1931) respectively.Grant, 2007. p.71 After fleeing from the Nazi regime, Lang directed some of the most important American crime and film noir motion pictures of the studio era, such as The Big Heat (1953). Lang appeared as himself in Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (Le Mépris, 1963).
Filmography Films YearFilmFunctioned asNotesDirectorProducerWriterActor1919Halbblutsilent lost filmMaster of LoveThe Spiders – Part 1: The Golden SeasilentHarakiri1920The Spiders – Part 2: The Diamond Ship The Wandering Image1921 Four Around a WomanDestiny1922Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler – Part 1: The Great GamblerDr. Mabuse, the Gambler – Part 2: Inferno1924Die Nibelungen – Part 1: SiegfriedDie Nibelungen – Part 2: Kriemhild's Revenge1927Metropolis1928Spies1929Woman in the Moon1931M1933The Testament of Dr. Mabuse1934Liliom1936Fury1937You Only Live Once1938You and Me1940The Return of Frank James1941Western UnionMan Hunt1943Hangmen Also Die!1944Ministry of FearThe Woman in the Window1945Scarlet Street1946Cloak and Dagger1947Secret Beyond the Door1950House by the RiverAmerican Guerrilla in the Philippines1952Rancho NotoriousClash by Night1953The Blue GardeniaThe Big Heat1954Human Desire1955Moonfleet1956While the City SleepsBeyond a Reasonable Doubt1959The Tiger of EschnapurThe Indian Tomb1960The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Contributions YearFilmFunctioned asNotesWriterActorOther1916Die PeitscheLost film. Uncertain if Lang was the script writer.1917 Wedding in the Eccentric Club Hilde Warren und der Tod1918Lilith and Ly1919 Revenge Is MineBettler GmbHWolkenbau und FlimmersternThe Woman with OrchidsThe Dance of DeathLost film The Plague of Florence1920The Mistress of the World1921The Indian Tomb1942MoontideLang left early in shooting, film direction is credited to Archie Mayo1963ContemptLang plays himself
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