Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang

Directing

Born December 5, 1890 · Vienna, Austria

46 films as director · Active 1919–1960

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 fro…

Known for

German Film Award

German Film Award

1951

Contempt

Contempt

1963

Paparazzi

Paparazzi

1964

Sibyl

Sibyl

2025

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

1975

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

2002

Fritz Lang

1990

Master of Love

Master of Love

1919

Directed(46)

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

1960The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse★ 6.8

Journey to the Lost City

1960Journey to the Lost City★ 6.6

The Tiger of Eschnapur

1959The Tiger of Eschnapur★ 6.3

The Indian Tomb

1959The Indian Tomb★ 6.1

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956Beyond a Reasonable Doubt★ 6.9

While the City Sleeps

1956While the City Sleeps★ 6.9

Moonfleet

1955Moonfleet★ 6.5

Human Desire

1954Human Desire★ 6.7

The Blue Gardenia

1953The Blue Gardenia★ 6.5

The Big Heat

1953The Big Heat★ 7.7

Clash by Night

1952Clash by Night★ 6.7

Rancho Notorious

1952Rancho Notorious★ 6.5

House by the River

1950House by the River★ 6.8

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

1950American Guerrilla in the Philippines★ 5.5

Secret Beyond the Door

1947Secret Beyond the Door★ 6.4

Cloak and Dagger

1946Cloak and Dagger★ 6.5

Scarlet Street

1945Scarlet Street★ 7.6

Ministry of Fear

1944Ministry of Fear★ 6.9

The Woman in the Window

1944The Woman in the Window★ 7.4

Hangmen Also Die!

1943Hangmen Also Die!★ 6.9

Moontide

1942Moontide★ 6.4

Man Hunt

1941Man Hunt★ 6.9

Western Union

1941Western Union★ 6.0

Confirm or Deny

1941Confirm or Deny★ 4.8

The Return of Frank James

1940The Return of Frank James★ 6.3

You and Me

1938You and Me★ 6.6

You Only Live Once

1937You Only Live Once★ 7.1

Fury

1936Fury★ 7.5

Liliom

1934Liliom★ 6.5

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1933The Testament of Dr. Mabuse★ 7.6

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1933The Testament of Dr. Mabuse★ 8.0

Woman in the Moon

1929Woman in the Moon★ 7.2

Spies

1928Spies★ 7.4

Metropolis

1927Metropolis★ 8.1

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924Die Nibelungen: Siegfried★ 7.7

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge★ 7.5

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler★ 7.7

Destiny

1921Destiny★ 7.4

Four Around the Woman

1921Four Around the Woman★ 6.0

The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship

1920The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship★ 6.0

The Wandering Image

1920The Wandering Image★ 6.1

The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea

1919The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea★ 6.0

Harakiri

1919Harakiri★ 5.8

Half-Blood

1919Half-Blood★ 8.0

Master of Love

1919Master of Love★ 6.0

Acting(20)

2025Sibyl(Archive footage)

2017Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a FilmSelf

2015From Caligari to HitlerSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Fritz Lang — Watchpile | Watchpile

2010Voyage to 'Metropolis'Self (archive footage)

2004Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemandsSelf (archive footage)

2002Das Jahrhundert des TheatersSelf (archive footage)

1989The ExilesSelf

1975Film Emigration from Nazi GermanySelf

1975Conversation with Fritz LangSelf

1968For Example Fritz Lang

1967The Dinosaur and the BabySelf

1964PaparazziSelf

1964Bardot et GodardSelf

1964Encounter with Fritz LangSelf - Interviewee

1963ContemptFritz Lang

1951German Film AwardSelf

1924The Film in the FilmSelf

1919Master of Love

1917Hilde Warren and Death