Director · Actor
Fritz Lang
Born 5 December 1890 · Vienna, Austria — died 2 August 1976
Fritz Lang (1890–1976) was an Austrian-German director who shaped German Expressionist cinema and later worked in Hollywood. He is best known for the silent sci-fi epic Metropolis and the thriller M. His dark, fatalistic crime films in the US helped define film noir.
Key films
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
A sprawling crime serial about a master criminal, it established Lang as a major Weimar-era director.
Metropolis (1927)On Cinespective
His landmark futuristic silent epic, hugely influential on science-fiction film design.
M (1931)On Cinespective
Early sound thriller about a child murderer hunted by police and criminals; often seen as his masterpiece.
Fury (1936)
His first American film, a strong drama about mob violence and lynching.
Scarlet Street (1945)
A bleak noir about obsession and betrayal, central to his Hollywood work.
The Big Heat (1953)
A hard-edged police thriller and a late-career high point of American noir.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 62
- 1917Hilde Warren and DeathActor
- 1919The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden SeaDirector
- 1919HarakiriDirector
- 1919Master of LoveActor
- 1919Master of LoveDirector
- 1919Half-BloodDirector
- 1920The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond ShipDirector
- 1920The Wandering ImageDirector
- 1921DestinyDirector
- 1921Four Around the WomanDirector
- 1922Dr. Mabuse, the GamblerDirector
- 1924Die Nibelungen: SiegfriedDirector
- 1924Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's RevengeDirector
- 1924The Film in the Film · as SelfActor
- 1927MetropolisDirector
- 1928SpiesDirector
- 1929Woman in the MoonDirector
- 1931MDirector
- 1933The Testament of Dr. MabuseDirector
- 1933The Testament of Dr. MabuseDirector
- 1934LiliomDirector
- 1936FuryDirector
- 1937You Only Live OnceDirector
- 1938You and MeDirector
- 1940The Return of Frank JamesDirector
- 1941Man HuntDirector
- 1941Western UnionDirector
- 1943Hangmen Also Die!Director
- 1944The Woman in the WindowDirector
- 1944Ministry of FearDirector
- 1945Scarlet StreetDirector
- 1946Cloak and DaggerDirector
- 1947Secret Beyond the DoorDirector
- 1950House by the RiverDirector
- 1950American Guerrilla in the PhilippinesDirector
- 1952Clash by NightDirector
- 1952Rancho NotoriousDirector
- 1953The Big HeatDirector
- 1953The Blue GardeniaDirector
- 1954Human DesireDirector
- 1955MoonfleetDirector
- 1956While the City SleepsDirector
- 1956Beyond a Reasonable DoubtDirector
- 1959The Tiger of EschnapurDirector
- 1959The Indian TombDirector
- 1960The Thousand Eyes of Dr. MabuseDirector
- 1960Journey to the Lost CityDirector
- 1963Contempt · as Fritz LangActor
- 1964Paparazzi · as SelfActor
- 1964Bardot et Godard · as SelfActor
- 1964Encounter with Fritz Lang · as Self - IntervieweeActor
- 1967The Dinosaur and the Baby · as SelfActor
- 1968For Example Fritz LangActor
- 1975Conversation with Fritz Lang · as SelfActor
- 1989The Exiles · as SelfActor
- 1990Fritz LangActor
- 2003Les messages de Fritz Lang · as HimselfActor
- 2004Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2010Voyage to 'Metropolis' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015From Caligari to Hitler · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film · as SelfActor
- 2025Sibyl · as (Archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.