Fritz Lang

Director and writer. Born 5 December 1890 in Vienna, Austria. Died 2 August 1976.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 5 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Born

5 December 1890, Vienna, Austria

Died

2 August 1976

Active

1922–1963

Frequently works with

Thea von Harbou, Alfred Abel, Erich Pommer, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Fritz’s work 8 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1m across 2 films with figures
Active: 1922–1963

Genres

Thriller4
Crime3
Drama3
Mystery1
Romance1
Science Fiction1

Best and worst on Fi1m

94BestM1931

60WorstSecret Beyond the Door1947

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

141910s

131920s

71930s

111940s

141950s

41960s

11980s

11990s

12000s

12020s

Co-stars most worked with

Alfred Abel2 titles

Rudolf Klein-Rogge2 titles

Theodor Loos2 titles

Producers most worked with

Erich Pommer2 titles

Awards

Other awards1 won

Won1976The Life Career Award: The Life Career Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.