Fritz Lang

Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈkʁɪsti̯an ˈantɔn laŋ]; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang ([fʁɪt͡s laŋ]), was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.[2] One of the best-known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute.[3] He has been cited as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time.[4]

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Fritz Lang
Lang in 1969
Born	Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (1890-12-05)December 5, 1890 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	August 2, 1976(1976-08-02) (aged 85) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Citizenship	Austria Germany (later renounced) United States[1]
Alma mater	Technical University of Vienna
Occupations	Film director producer screenwriter actor
Years active	1910–1976
Spouses	Lisa Rosenthal ​ ​ (m. 1919; died 1921)​ Thea von Harbou ​ ​ (m. 1922; div. 1933)​ Lily Latté ​ (m. 1971)​

Lang's most celebrated films include the groundbreaking futuristic Metropolis (1927) and the influential M (1931), a film noir precursor. His 1929 film Woman in the Moon showcased the use of a multi-stage rocket, and also pioneered the concept of a rocket launch pad (a rocket standing upright against a tall building before launch having been slowly rolled into place) and the rocket-launch countdown clock.[5][6] His other major films include Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922), Die Nibelungen (1924), and after moving to Hollywood in 1934, Fury (1936), You Only Live Once (1937), Hangmen Also Die! (1943), The Woman in the Window (1944), Scarlet Street (1945) and The Big Heat (1953). He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1939.