Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) was an Austrian-German-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best-known "émigrés" from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute. His most famous films include the groundbreaking futuristic "Metropolis" (1927) and the also influential "M" (1931), a film noir precursor that he made before he moved to the United States. Lang was born in Vienna as the second son of Anton Lang (1860–1940), an architect and construction company manager, and his wife Pauline
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009 film) commercial failure. It has a 7% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 28 reviews. "The New York Times" concluded that Amber Tamblyn looked "thoroughly bored" throughout the proceedings. "Variety" called the remake "entirely soulless". The "Los Angeles Times" wrote that "the leads can't lend either spunk or gravitas to what was already a preposterous yarn 50 years ago". Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009 film) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 2009 American crime drama film and a remake of the 1956 film of the same name by Fritz Lang. Written, directed and filmed by Peter Hyams, the new version starred