Germany

Fritz Lang

21 films · 1919 to 1959

Born 5 December 1890, Vienna, Austria · Died 2 August 1976

Friedrich Christian Anton Lang, better known as Fritz Lang (Austrian German: [ˈfrɪts ˈlaŋ]), was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked in Germany and later the United States. One of the best-known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute. He has been cited as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. Lang's work spans five decades, from the Expressionist silent films of his first German creative period to his short stay in Paris and his work as a Hollywood director to his last three films made in Germany. Lang's most celebrated films include the futuristic science-fiction film Metropolis (1927) and the influential M (1931), a film noir precursor.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Critical context from Senses of Cinema