Fritz Lang. Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) was a German-Austrian filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor.[1] One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute.[2] Life and career[edit] Early life[edit] Lang was born in Vienna as the second son of Anton Lang (1860–1940),[4] an architect and construction company manager, and his wife Pauline "Paula" Lang née Schlesinger (1864–1920).
Fritz Lang was baptized on December 28, 1890, at the Schottenkirche in Vienna.[5] Lang's parents were of Moravian[citation needed] descent and practicing Roman Catholics. Fritz Lang's Metropolis - Official Website.
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