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Fritz Lang, actor & director
Actor & Director

Fritz Lang: Movies & Box Office

films
54
as director
39
on screen
1917–2014
box office
$20.5M
Biggest hits

The Best Fritz Lang Movies

The films of Fritz Lang that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Cloak and Dagger (1946) leads with $9.72M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

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Career at a glance

Fritz Lang's Career in Numbers

Fritz Lang's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Fritz Lang works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Hilde Warren and Death (1917) to Metropolis (re-release) (2002), and the 1950s were the busiest decade.

Fritz Lang Movies by Decade

  1. 1910s 6
  2. 1920s 7
  3. 1930s 5
  4. 1940s 8
  5. 1950s 11
  6. 1960s 4
  7. 1980s 1
  8. 2000s 2

The 1950s were Fritz Lang's busiest decade, with 11 films.

Fritz Lang Movies by Genre

  • Drama 12
  • Crime 8
  • Mystery 5
  • Thriller 4
  • Adventure 3
  • Western 3
  • Romance 2
  • War 2
  • Fantasy 2
  • Action 1

Drama is the genre Fritz Lang has worked in most, with 12 films, ahead of crime (8).

Fritz Lang Career Milestones

First film
Hilde Warren and Death 1917
Biggest box office hit
Cloak and Dagger $9.72M worldwide
Newest film
Metropolis (re-release) 2002
54 credits

Fritz Lang Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Fritz Lang is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 39 as director and 5 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Movies Directed by Fritz Lang

39
  1. 2002 Metropolis (re-release) (2002) movie poster Metropolis (re-release) Drama
  2. 2002 Metropolis (re-release) (2002) movie poster Metropolis (re-release) Action
  3. 1984 Giorgio Moroder’s Metropolis (1984) movie poster Giorgio Moroder’s Metropolis Sci-Fi
  4. 1960 Journey to the Lost City (1960) movie poster Journey to the Lost City Adventure
  5. 1960 The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) movie poster The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse Mystery
  6. 1959 The Indian Tomb (1959) movie poster The Indian Tomb Romance
  7. 1959 The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) movie poster The Tiger of Eschnapur Drama
  8. 1956 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) movie poster Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Crime
  9. 1956 While the City Sleeps (1956) movie poster While the City Sleeps Thriller
  10. 1955 Moonfleet (1955) movie poster Moonfleet Adventure
  11. 1954 Human Desire (1954) movie poster Human Desire Crime
  12. 1953 The Big Heat (1953) movie poster The Big Heat Crime
  13. 1953 The Blue Gardenia (1953) movie poster The Blue Gardenia Mystery
  14. 1952 Rancho Notorious (1952) movie poster Rancho Notorious Western
  15. 1950 American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) movie poster American Guerrilla in the Philippines War
  16. 1950 House by the River (1950) movie poster House by the River Crime
  17. 1947 Secret Beyond the Door (1947) movie poster Secret Beyond the Door Mystery
  18. 1946 Cloak and Dagger (1946) movie poster Cloak and Dagger War
  19. 1945 Scarlet Street (1945) movie poster Scarlet Street Crime
  20. 1944 The Woman in the Window (1944) movie poster The Woman in the Window Crime
  21. 1944 Ministry of Fear (1944) movie poster Ministry of Fear Mystery
  22. 1943 Hangmen Also Die! (1943) movie poster Hangmen Also Die! Drama
  23. 1941 Western Union (1941) movie poster Western Union Western
  24. 1940 The Return of Frank James (1940) movie poster The Return of Frank James Western
  25. 1938 You and Me (1938) movie poster You and Me Crime
  26. 1937 You Only Live Once (1937) movie poster You Only Live Once Crime
  27. 1934 Liliom (1934) movie poster Liliom Drama
  28. 1933 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) movie poster The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Mystery
  29. 1931 M (1931) movie poster M Thriller
  30. 1928 Spies (1928) movie poster Spies Thriller
  31. 1927 Metropolis (1927) movie poster Metropolis Drama
  32. 1924 Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild’s Revenge (1924) movie poster Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild’s Revenge Fantasy
  33. 1924 Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) movie poster Die Nibelungen: Siegfried Fantasy
  34. 1922 Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922) movie poster Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler Thriller
  35. 1921 Destiny (1921) movie poster Destiny Drama
  36. 1920 The Wandering Image (1920) movie poster The Wandering Image Romance
  37. 1919 Harakiri (1919) movie poster Harakiri Drama
  38. 1919 The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea (1919) movie poster The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea Adventure
  39. 1919 Half-Blood (1919) movie poster Half-Blood Drama

Fritz Lang Movies as an Actor

5
  1. 1968 For Example Fritz Lang (1968) movie poster For Example Fritz Lang Documentary
  2. 1963 Contempt (1963) movie poster Contempt as Fritz Lang · Drama
  3. 1919 Master of Love (1919) movie poster Master of Love Drama
  4. 1919 Master of Love (1919) movie poster Master of Love Drama
  5. 1917 Hilde Warren and Death (1917) movie poster Hilde Warren and Death Drama

Fritz Lang in Documentaries & Specials

10
  1. 2014 From Caligari to Hitler (2014) movie poster From Caligari to Hitler as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · History
  2. 2010 Voyage to ‘Metropolis’ (2010) movie poster Voyage to ‘Metropolis’ as Self (archive footage) · Documentary
  3. 2009 Cinema’s Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (2009) movie poster Cinema’s Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood as Self (archive footage) · Tv movie
  4. 1975 Conversation with Fritz Lang (1975) movie poster Conversation with Fritz Lang as Self · Documentary
  5. 1975 Film Emigration from Nazi Germany (1975) movie poster Film Emigration from Nazi Germany as Self · Documentary
  6. 1967 The Dinosaur and the Baby (1967) movie poster The Dinosaur and the Baby as Self · Tv movie
  7. 1964 Paparazzi (1964) movie poster Paparazzi as Self · Documentary
  8. 1964 Bardot et Godard (1964) movie poster Bardot et Godard as Self · Documentary
  9. 1964 Encounter with Fritz Lang (1964) movie poster Encounter with Fritz Lang as Self - Interviewee · Documentary
  10. 1924 The Film in the Film (1924) movie poster The Film in the Film as Self · Documentary
Works with

Who Fritz Lang Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Fritz Lang shares the most films with. Michel Piccoli comes first, with 4 films together, followed by Jack Palance (4).

FAQ

Fritz Lang: Questions & Answers

How many movies Fritz Lang has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Fritz Lang been in?

Fritz Lang is credited on 54 films, from 1917 to 2014. 5 of them as an actor and 39 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Fritz Lang's highest-grossing movie?

Cloak and Dagger (1946) is Fritz Lang's biggest box office hit, with $9.72M worldwide, ahead of Metropolis (re-release) (2002) ($4.04M). Across every film with box office figures, Fritz Lang's movies have made $20.5M.

Fritz Lang's biggest hits

What is Fritz Lang's newest movie?

The most recent film on Fritz Lang's filmography is From Caligari to Hitler (2014), in the role of Self - Filmmaker (archive footage).

Who does Fritz Lang work with most often?

Fritz Lang shares the most films with Michel Piccoli (4 films), Jack Palance (4 films) and Peter Lorre (4 films).

The Best Fritz Lang Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 54 credits.

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