Fritz Lang

Film director

1890 – 1976

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Who was Fritz Lang?

Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was a German-Austrian filmmaker, 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. His most famous films include the groundbreaking Metropolis, and M, made before he moved to the United States, which is considered to be the precursor to the film noir genre.

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Born
Dec 5, 1890
Vienna
Also known as
  • Friedrich Anton Christian Lang
  • Friedrich Christian Anton Lang
  • Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang
Parents
Spouses
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • Austria
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Vienna University of Technology
Lived in
  • Vienna
Died
Aug 2, 1976
Beverly Hills
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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