Fritz Lang : the nature of the beast

Author(s)

• McGilligan, Patrick

Bibliographic Information

Fritz Lang : the nature of the beast

Patrick McGilligan

Faber and Faber, 1997

Other Title

Nature of the beast

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Filmography: p. [483]-503

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Fritz Lang, director of films such as "Metropolis", "M" and "The Big Heat", established his reputation in Germany during the silent era. When Hitler rose to power, Lang emigrated to the USA, where he injected his fatalistic Expressionism into the domestic world of Hollywood cinema. This biography presents him as a flawed human being, and includes suggestions that he murdered his first wife and engaged in sado-masochistic practices both on and off the set. Patrick McGilligan has also written biographies of George Cukor, Robert Altman, Jack Nicholson and James Cagney.

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Details

• NCID: BA33763271
• ISBN:
  • 0571191754
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 548 p., [32] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN1998.3.L36
  • DC20 : 791.43/0233/092
  • DC20 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976
  • LCSH : Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography