Fritz Lang (1890–1976) was an Austrian film director, producer and screenwriter. In Lang's early career he worked primarily as a screenwriter, finishing film scripts in four to five days. [1] Lang directed major German films of the silent and early sound eras including Metropolis (1927) and M (1931) respectively. [2] [3] After fleeing from the Nazi regime, Lang directed some of the most important American crime and film noir motion pictures of the studio era, such as The Big Heat (1953). [3] Lang appeared as himself in Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (Le Mepris, 1963). [2]
Year | Film | Functioned as | Notes | ||
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Writer | Actor | Other | |||
1916 | Die Peitsche | Yes | |||
1917 | Wedding in the Eccentric Club | Yes | |||
Hilde Warren und der Tod | Yes | ||||
1918 | Lilith und Ly | Yes | |||
1919 | Revenge Is Mine | Yes | |||
Bettler GmbH | Yes | ||||
Wolkenbau und Flimmerstern | Yes | ||||
The Woman with Orchids | Yes | ||||
The Dance of Death | Yes | Lost film | |||
The Plague of Florence | Yes | ||||
1920 | The Mistress of the World | Yes | |||
1921 | The Indian Tomb | Yes | |||
1942 | Moontide | Yes | Lang left early in shooting, film direction is credited to Archie Mayo | ||
1963 | Contempt | Yes | Lang plays himself |
Fritz Lang (1890–1976) was an Austrian film director, producer and screenwriter. In Lang's early career he worked primarily as a screenwriter, finishing film scripts in four to five days. [1] Lang directed major German films of the silent and early sound eras including Metropolis (1927) and M (1931) respectively. [2] [3] After fleeing from the Nazi regime, Lang directed some of the most important American crime and film noir motion pictures of the studio era, such as The Big Heat (1953). [3] Lang appeared as himself in Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (Le Mepris, 1963). [2]
Year | Film | Functioned as | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Writer | Actor | Other | |||
1916 | Die Peitsche | Yes | |||
1917 | Wedding in the Eccentric Club | Yes | |||
Hilde Warren und der Tod | Yes | ||||
1918 | Lilith und Ly | Yes | |||
1919 | Revenge Is Mine | Yes | |||
Bettler GmbH | Yes | ||||
Wolkenbau und Flimmerstern | Yes | ||||
The Woman with Orchids | Yes | ||||
The Dance of Death | Yes | Lost film | |||
The Plague of Florence | Yes | ||||
1920 | The Mistress of the World | Yes | |||
1921 | The Indian Tomb | Yes | |||
1942 | Moontide | Yes | Lang left early in shooting, film direction is credited to Archie Mayo | ||
1963 | Contempt | Yes | Lang plays himself |