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Birth Name: Friedrich Christian Anton Lang

Born: 5 December 1890 Died: 2 August 1976

Country of origin: Austria

Height: 5' 11"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Lily Latté


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Listal's 100 best Directors (The Results) (100 items)
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Published 13 years, 6 months ago 118 comments
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MADONNA: THE QUEEN OF PLAGIARISM (94 items)
list by SuperAmanda
Published 3 years, 10 months ago 195 comments
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A Movie for every Director (Part 1) (100 items)
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Published 11 years, 6 months ago 7 comments
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Directors and Their Masterpieces *UPDATED* (32 items)
list by Moon River
Published 12 years, 5 months ago 21 comments
71 votes
My Top Directors (40 items)
list by Lexi
Published 15 years, 10 months ago 5 comments

Fritz Lang Videos

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Description: Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) 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 (the world's most expensive silent film at the time of its release), and M, made before he moved to the United States, which is considered a precursor to the film noir genre. Fritz Lang played himself in Jean-Luc Godard’s film Contempt. ... (more)
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Movies directed by

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1. Metropolis (1927)
Rating:
8.3
1388 Watched
2. M (1931)
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8.5
1032 Watched
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7.9
286 Watched
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7.8
156 Watched
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7.9
132 want to see




Movies written by

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1. Metropolis (1927)
Rating:
8.3
1388 Watched
2. M (1931)
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8.5
1032 Watched
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7.1
452 Watched
Rating:
7.8
156 Watched
Rating:
7.9
132 want to see




Movies

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1. Contempt (1963)
Rating:
7.8
440 Watched
2. Two in the Wave (2010)
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6.2
21 Watched
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7.7
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7.1
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La politique des auteurs (11 person items)
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TCM’s The Essential Directors (56 person items)

"Must-See Movies Dr. Mabuse the Gambler Metropolis M Fury You Only Live Once Scarlet Street The Big Heat While the City Sleeps"


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MADONNA: THE QUEEN OF PLAGIARISM (94 person items)

" Express Yourself is considered Madonna's greatest video of the 1980s. It is also a COMPLETE RIP OFF of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis". If Lady Gaga did a similar video using an old Hollywood film the press, Madonna fans and Camille Paglia would flip out. Here are two videos and an essay detailing the plagiarism: http://madonnarevelations.blogspot.com/2008/09/aint-no-big-deal-to-steal-metropolis.html"


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Films that Director's Never Got to Make or Wanted (81 person items)

"1960s "Jeanne Moreau vehicle" (wrote screenplay) 1960s "A Murder of Quality" (based upon John le Carre's novel, was discussed with author but nothing came out of it) 1970s "Hippie movie" (planned to do this film prior to his death) "


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Favorite Movie Directors (15 person items)
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Favorite Movie Directors (15 person items)
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My favourite directors (55 person items)
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100 Greatest Filmmakers of All Time (100 person items)

"Austrian Major Works: Metropolis (1927) M (1931) The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) • Director, Writer, Producer. •"


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Oscars 1932 Winners (My Version) (9 movies items)

"Best Adapted Screenplay! Winner: Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou, Paul Falkenberg, Adolf Jensen and Karl Vash, M! Nominees: Seton I. Miller and Fred Niblo, Jr. - The Criminal Code Horace Jackson - Holiday Francis Edward Faragoh and Robert N. Lee - Little Caesar Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Sam Mintz - Skippy"


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Influences (127 person items)
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Most Influential Filmmakers (47 person items)
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