Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
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 Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States. Lang's most famous films are the groundbreaking science-fiction film Metropolis (1927) - the world's most expensive silent film at the time of its release - and the influential thriller film M (1931), made before he moved to the United States. Lang's work had a significant influence on the film noir genre and in Hollywood, he made some classics himself, such as Scarlet Street (1945) and The Big Heat (1953).
Directed 46
1960s
- 1960
Journey to the Lost City
Director
1950s
- 1959
The Indian Tomb
Director
The Tiger of Eschnapur
Director
- 1956
While the City Sleeps
Director
- 1955
Moonfleet
Director
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1950
1940s
- 1947
- 1946
Cloak and Dagger
Director
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
Confirm or Deny
Co-Director
Man Hunt
Director
- 1940
1930s
- 1938
You and Me
Director
- 1937
- 1936
Fury
Director
- 1934
- 1933
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Director
- 1931
1920s
- 1929
Woman in the Moon
Director
- 1928
- 1927
- 1924
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Director
- 1922
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Director
- 1921
Destiny
Director
Four Around the Woman
Director
- 1920
The Wandering Image
Director
The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship
Director
1910s
- 1919
Harakiri
Director
Master of Love
Director
Half-Blood
Director
Wrote 31
1980s
- 1982
M the Damned
Original Film Writer
1960s
- 1960
Journey to the Lost City
Screenplay
1950s
- 1959
The Indian Tomb
Writer
The Tiger of Eschnapur
Writer
- 1953
The Black Vampire
Original Film Writer
- 1951
1940s
- 1943
1930s
- 1936
Fury
Screenplay
- 1934
- 1933
- 1931
1920s
- 1929
Woman in the Moon
Screenplay
- 1928
- 1927
- 1924
- 1922
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Screenplay
- 1921
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
Writer
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
Writer
Destiny
Writer
Four Around the Woman
Screenplay
- 1920
The Wandering Image
Writer
The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship
Writer
The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson
Writer
1910s
- 1919
The Dance of Death
Screenplay
The Plague of Florence
Screenplay
Half-Blood
Screenplay
Lilith and Ly
Writer
- 1917
Hilde Warren and Death
Writer
Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub
Screenplay
Produced 7
1960s
- 1960
1940s
- 1947
- 1945
- 1943
1930s
- 1938
You and Me
Producer
- 1933
1920s
- 1929
Woman in the Moon
Producer
Acted in 6
2020s
- 2025
1990s
- 1990
Fritz Lang
Movie
1960s
- 1968
For Example Fritz Lang
Movie
- 1963
1910s
- 1919
Master of Love
Movie
- 1917
Hilde Warren and Death
Movie
Edited 1
1920s
- 1927
Appearances14
2010s
- 2017
Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film
Self
- 2015
From Caligari to Hitler
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2010
Voyage to Metropolis
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2004
Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
Les messages de Fritz Lang
Himself
- 2002
Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
1980s
- 1989
The Exiles
Self
1970s
- 1975
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
Self · 5 episodes
Conversation with Fritz Lang
Self
1960s
- 1967
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Self
- 1964
Paparazzi
Self
Bardot et Godard
Self
Encounter with Fritz Lang
Self - Interviewee
1920s
- 1924
The Film in the Film
Self