Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang | |
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 Lang (richt) on the set o Woman in the Moon | |
| Born | Friedrich Christian Anton Lang 5 December 1890 Vienna, Austrick-Hungary |
| Dee'd | 2 August 1976 (aged 85) Beverly Hills, Californie, U.S. |
| Thrift | Film director, film producer |
| Years active | 1919–1960 |
| Hauf-marrae(s) | Lisa Rosenthal (1919–1921) Thea von Harbou (1922–1933) Lily Latté (1971–1976) |
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) wis a German-Austrian filmmaker, screenwriter, an occasional film producer an actor.[1] Ane o the baist kent émigrés frae Germany's schuil o Expressionism, he wis dubbed the "Master o Darkness" bi the Breetish Film Institute.[2] His maist famous films include the grundbreakin Metropolis (the warld's maist expensive silent film at the time o its release), an M, made afore he moved tae the Unitit States, which is considered tae be a precursor tae the film noir genre.
References
- ↑ Obituary Variety, August 4, 1976, page 63.
- ↑ "Fritz Lang: Master of Darkness". British Film Institute. Archived frae the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 22 Januar 2009.