Birth of Friedrich Christian Anton Fritz Lang5 December 1890
Birth of Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang.
Historical person
Fritz Lang Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Fritz Lang, based on 23 World History Database records associated with Germany.
23 records1890–197623 events6 places
Chronological biography
1890
1919
Die Frau mit den Orchideen1919
Directs the silent film Die Frau mit den Orchideen.
1921
The Indian Tomb1921
Writes the screenplay for Das indische Grabmal, directed by Joe May.
Destiny6 October 1921
Directs Der mude Tod, released in English as Destiny.
1922
Dr Mabuse the Gambler27 April 1922
Premiere of Dr Mabuse, der Spieler in Berlin.
1924
Die Nibelungen1924
Directs the two-part silent epic Die Nibelungen.
1927
Metropolis10 January 1927
Metropolis premieres in Berlin.
1928
Spies22 March 1928
Directs Spione, released in English as Spies.
1929
Woman in the Moon15 October 1929
Directs Frau im Mond, an influential German science fiction film.
1931
M11 May 1931
Directs M, his first sound film.
1933
Emigration1933
Leaves Germany after conflict with the Nazi film authorities.
The Testament of Dr Mabuse29 March 1933
The Nazi regime bans The Testament of Dr Mabuse after its release is blocked.
1936
Fury5 June 1936
Directs Fury, his first American feature film.
1939
Naturalization1939
Becomes a United States citizen after leaving Germany.
1941
Western Union21 February 1941
Directs the western film Western Union.
1944
The Woman in the Window3 November 1944
Directs The Woman in the Window.
Ministry of Fear31 December 1944
Directs Ministry of Fear.
1952
Clash by Night16 June 1952
Directs Clash by Night.
1953
The Blue Gardenia28 March 1953
Directs The Blue Gardenia.
1955
Moonfleet24 June 1955
Directs Moonfleet.
1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt5 September 1956
Directs Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.
1960
The Thousand Eyes of Dr Mabuse14 September 1960
Directs Die tausend Augen des Dr Mabuse, his final film.
1976
Death of Fritz Lang2 August 1976
Death of Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang.
Titles and roles
Director · Screenwriter
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.