Fritz Lang (I) (1890–1976)


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Fritz Lang was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1890. His father managed a construction company. His mother, Pauline Schlesinger, was Jewish but converted to Catholicism when Lang was ten. After high school, he enrolled briefly at the Technische Hochschule Wien and then started to train as a painter. From 1910 to 1914, he traveled in Europe, and he ... See full bio »

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(1963)
Metropolis Director
(1927)
Vakoilija Director
(1928)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Featured in the BBC Home Service series "On Films" with Paul Mayersberg.

Publicity Listings:

7 Biographical Movies | 19 Print Biographies | 3 Portrayals | 15 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lang

Height:

5' 11" (1.8 m)

Spouse:

Lily Latte  (his death) | See more »

Parents:

Anton Lang | Pauline Lang Schlesinger

Relatives:

Adolf Lang (sibling) | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[about CinemaScope] It's only good for funerals and snakes. See more »

Trivia:

Producer Erich Pommer offered Lang Tri Caligarin kabinetti (1920), but the director felt the film's expressionistic style would not be understood by audiences. Instead he did Hämähäkit 2: Briljanttilaiva (1920), the last part of "The Spiders". See more »

Trademark:

Usually wore a monocle, and probably only for dramatic effect See more »

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