Where was Fritz Lang from?
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Vienna
A master of German silent film.
💡 Did you know? Legend has it that Goebbels offered Lang leadership of German cinema: whereupon he fled Germany that very evening.
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What is Fritz Lang's most famous film?
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Metropolis
A science-fiction vision.
💡 Did you know? „Metropolis“ (1927) was the most expensive silent film of its time and still shapes the look of science fiction: from „Blade Runner“ to „Star Wars“.
Which thriller was Lang's first sound film?
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M
About a child murderer.
💡 Did you know? In „M“ Peter Lorre played a child murderer: Lang's first sound film used noise and silence masterfully.
Which style does Lang belong to?
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Expressionism
Sharp light-and-shadow contrasts.
💡 Did you know? Lang's films shaped German Expressionism with extreme shadows and distorted sets.
Where did Lang go after 1933?
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Hollywood
He fled the Nazis.
💡 Did you know? Lang first went to Paris in 1933, where he made „Liliom“; in 1934 he reached Hollywood, where he made mostly dark film-noir thrillers.
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Which director is shown here?
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Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang was an Austrian director whose silent film „Metropolis“ still shapes science fiction today.
💡 Did you know? When the Nazis came to power, the director, as legend has it, fled into exile overnight: despite an offer to lead German cinema.
In which year was Fritz Lang born?
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1890
Born: 5 December 1890 in Vienna
In which year did Fritz Lang die?
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1976
Died: 2 August 1976 in Los Angeles, aged 85
How old was Fritz Lang at death?
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85
Died: 2 August 1976 in Los Angeles, aged 85
In which field did Fritz Lang work?
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Film directing
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