Portrait of Thea von Harbou

Writing

Thea von Harbou

Career

Active from 1920 to 1960, busiest in 1921 and 1938 with 6 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Metropolis
Metropolis
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thea von Harbou Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.7, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • German Expressionism 8
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Silent Film 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Visual Storytelling 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • German Cinema 3
  • Melancholy 2
  • Forbidden Love 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 57
M the Damned
M the Damned (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Film Writer

1960s

1 title · average score 65
Journey to the Lost City
Journey to the Lost City (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel, Screenplay

1950s

4 titles · average score 72
The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

The Indian Tomb
The Indian Tomb (1959)
GoodWatch score 74

Novel

Your Heart Is My Homeland
Your Heart Is My Homeland (1953)

Writer

M
M (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Story

1940s

6 titles
Journey to Happiness
Journey to Happiness (1948)

Writer

Das Leben geht weiter
Das Leben geht weiter (1945)

Novel

Via Mala
Via Mala (1945)

Screenplay

The Genius and the Nightingale
The Genius and the Nightingale (1943)

Screenplay, Story

Annelie
Annelie (1941)

Screenplay

Wie konntest Du, Veronika!
Wie konntest Du, Veronika! (1940)

Writer

1930s

25 titles · average score 79
Menschen vom Varieté
Menschen vom Varieté (1939)

Writer

The Stars of Variety Show
The Stars of Variety Show (1939)

Screenplay

Hurra, ich bin Papa
Hurra, ich bin Papa (1939)

Writer

Covered Tracks
Covered Tracks (1938)

Screenplay

The Indian Tomb
The Indian Tomb (1938)

Novel

Le Tigre du Bengale
Le Tigre du Bengale (1938)

Novel

The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Tiger of Eschnapur (1938)

Novel

Mother Song
Mother Song (1937)

Story, Screenplay

The Old and The Young King
The Old and The Young King (1935)

Writer

The Assumption of Hannele
The Assumption of Hannele (1934)

Writer, Director

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

M
M (1931)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

1920s

22 titles · average score 73
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon (1929)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Novel

Spies
Spies (1928)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Novel

Metropolis
Metropolis (1927)
GoodWatch score 91

Novel, Screenplay

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

Michael
Michael (1924)
GoodWatch score 81

Adaptation, Screenplay

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

Phantom
Phantom (1922)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Adaptation

Destiny
Destiny (1921)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi (1921)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel, Writer

Four Around the Woman
Four Around the Woman (1921)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Novel