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
The Hour That Never Was The Hour That Never Was "The Hour That Never Was" is the ninth episode of the fourth series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series "The Avengers", starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. It originally aired on ABC on 26 November 1965. The episode was directed by Gerry O'Hara and written by Roger Marshall. Steed and Mrs Peel swerve to avoid a dog and crash into a tree. The clock in the car smashes and stops just before 11 o'clock. Steed knows the area well and the two set out on foot and visit the old RAF base. They