Fritz Lang
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).
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Who is Fritz Lang?+
Fritz Lang was an influential Austrian-German director and screenwriter whose work in Weimar-era cinema and classic Hollywood helped form the visual language of modern thriller and crime genres.
What is Fritz Lang known for?+
He is recognized for his precise visual composition in films such as the sci-fi project Metropolis and the dark crime thriller M.
What kind of work does Fritz Lang make?+
His films often explore themes of fatalism, paranoia, and moral corruption, utilizing stark, shadow-heavy visual styles that became associated with film noir. Explore his career on Mood.
