Directing
Fritz Lang
- Titles
- 76movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1916 to 2025, with a break from 1964 to 2024, busiest in 1919 with 11 main titles.
- Directed
- 44titles as director
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
M93/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Crime6.1average 3.7
- Mystery6.0average 4.1
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.7
- Politics3.9average 2.6
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Tension7.1average 6.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.3
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Coming of Age1.4, average 3.0
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- German Expressionism 8
- Historical Drama 8
- Social Commentary 8
- Film Noir 7
- Psychological Thriller 6
- Classic Cinema 6
- Psychological Tension 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Silent Film 4
- Intricate Plot 3
- Suspenseful 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Thea von HarbouWriterMetropolis, M, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, +9 more
Rudolf Klein-RoggeActorMetropolis, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, Spies, Four Around the Woman, +2 more- CCarl HoffmannCinematographerDie Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub, The Plague in Florence, +2 more
Bernhard GoetzkeActorDie Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, Destiny, The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi, +1 more
Georg JohnActorDr. Mabuse, the Gambler, The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea, The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur, The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship, Hilde Warren and Death
Mia MayActorThe Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi, The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur, Hilde Warren and Death, The Wandering Image, The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson
Theodor LoosActorMetropolis, M, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Joe MayDirectorThe Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi, Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub, The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur, Hilde Warren and Death, The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson- GGene Fowler Jr.EditorWhile the City Sleeps, The Woman in the Window, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Western Union, Hangmen Also Die!
Joan BennettActorScarlet Street, The Woman in the Window, Secret Beyond the Door, Man Hunt- GGottfried HuppertzActorMetropolis, Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, Four Around the Woman
Rudolf LettingerActorThe Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea, Harakiri, The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship, The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson
Movies and TV shows
361980s
1 title · average score 57
57
M the Damned (1982)
Original Film Writer
1960s
2 titles · average score 74
84
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
Director, Screenplay
65
Journey to the Lost City (1960)
Director, Screenplay
1950s
4 titles · average score 76
75
The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)
Writer, Director
74
The Indian Tomb (1959)
Director, Writer
89
The Black Vampire (1953)
Original Film Writer
64
M (1951)
Original Story
1940s
1 title · average score 79
79
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Producer, Adaptation
1930s
4 titles · average score 87
87
Fury (1936)
Screenplay, Director
84
Liliom (1934)
Writer, Director
83
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Director, Screenplay
93
M (1931)
Screenplay, Director
1920s
12 titles · average score 73
76
Woman in the Moon (1929)
Screenplay, Producer
85
Spies (1928)
Writer, Director
91
Metropolis (1927)
Editor, Screenplay
88
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)
Director, Screenplay
87
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Screenplay, Director
78
Destiny (1921)
Writer, Director
59
Four Around the Woman (1921)
Director, Screenplay
60
The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship (1920)
Director, Writer
60
The Wandering Image (1920)
Writer, Director
1910s
12 titles · average score 63
62
The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea (1919)
Writer, Director
64
The Plague in Florence (1919)
Screenplay
The Dance of Death (1919)
Screenplay
Half-Blood (1919)
Director, Screenplay
Lilith and Ly (1919)
Writer
Bettler GmbH (1919)
Writer
Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub (1917)
Screenplay
Die Peitsche (1916)
Screenplay