FILM DIRECTOR

Fritz Lang

1890 - 1976

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Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (Austrian German: [ˈfriːdʁɪç ˈkrɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈantɔn ˈlaŋ]; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang (Austrian German: [frɪts ˈlaŋ]), was an Austrian-born 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Lang is the 33rd most popular film director (down from 31st in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Austria (down from 59th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Film Director.

Fritz Lang is most famous for his film Metropolis, which was one of the first science fiction films.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Fritz Lang ranks 33 out of 2,041. Before him are George Lucas, Jean-Luc Godard, Konstantin Stanislavski, Georges Méliès, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Wim Wenders. After him are Michael Mann, Billy Wilder, Vittorio De Sica, Quentin Tarantino, Emir Kusturica, and James Cameron.

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Among people born in 1890, Fritz Lang ranks 13. Before him are Friedrich Paulus, Boris Pasternak, H. P. Lovecraft, Egon Schiele, Alfred Jodl, and Karel Čapek. After him are George II of Greece, Kurt Lewin, Bacha Khan, Colonel Sanders, Stan Laurel, and Man Ray. Among people deceased in 1976, Fritz Lang ranks 12. Before him are Howard Hughes, Alvar Aalto, Luchino Visconti, Zhou Enlai, Max Ernst, and Jean Gabin. After him are Leopold Ružička, André Malraux, Yonatan Netanyahu, Eyvind Johnson, Trofim Lysenko, and Man Ray.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Fritz Lang ranks 81 out of 1,424. Before him are Fritz Pregl (1869), Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888), Elfriede Jelinek (1946), Peter Handke (1942), Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1906), and Alban Berg (1885). After him are Albert II of Germany (1397), Mariana of Austria (1634), Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (1842), Josef Stefan (1835), Robert Musil (1880), and Carl Czerny (1791).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Austria

Among film directors born in Austria, Fritz Lang ranks 1. After him are Max Reinhardt (1873), Erich von Stroheim (1885), Josef von Sternberg (1894), Gustav Ucicky (1899), Alexander Korda (1893), Ernst Marischka (1893), Ulrich Seidl (1952), Hans Hass (1919), Richard Oswald (1880), Harald Reinl (1908), and Joe May (1880).

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