Fritz Lang

Birth Name:

Friedrich Christian Anton Lang

Birth Place:

Vienna, Austria

Profession

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Editor, Assistant director

In 1963, he received an Honorary German Film Award
Received the 1946 Venice Film Festival's International Critics Award
Studied civil engineering at the Technical University of Vienna
In August 1922, he got married to screenwriter Thea von Harbou
Decided to flee his home to Paris after being propositioned by Joseph Goebbels to produce a Nazi propaganda film
Possessed the ability to speak German, English and French
Served in the Austrian Imperial Army during World War I

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