Fritz Lang


  • Date of Birth: 05 December, 1890
  • Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary
  • Biography: Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang (December 5, 1890–August 2, 1976) was an Austrian-German-American 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 are the... Read more

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Fritz Lang's original cut of Metropolis from 1927 will return to the screen at the 60th Berlin International Festival in 2010, said the organisers. The classic silent film - reconstructed and restored by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation - will be shown... ... Full Article

CALL it the invasion of the one-eyed auteurs. In a clever bit of programming, Anthology Film Archives in the East Village is mounting a retrospective of movies by directors who, for one reason or another, had lost sight in one... ... Full Article

Well, in the case of two fascinating films that have just made their DVD debuts, they actually saved the the rest of Hitler from some people who wanted to do him in. ... Full Article

PM PT, May 29 2009 Going all the way back to the days when Fritz Lang had to flee Germany after Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels figured out that Lang's "Dr. ... Full Article

Hey folks, Harry Here ... Nice group of titles this week, really love the various Japanese selections this week! I'd suggest buying some of these titles rather than seeing the movie coming out this week. ... Full Article

Ordinarily your steadfast steward of the DVD Release List would be using this space to direct you to some hidden gems on the weekly slate, and/or to remind you of the biggest titles of the week (and possibly make excuses... ... Full Article

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