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Thea von Harbou

Known for writing · Born 19 December 1888 · Died 1 July 1954 · aged 65 · Tauperlitz, Germany

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Thea Gabriele von Harbou was a German actress and author of Prussian aristocratic origin. She was born in Tauperlitz in the Kingdom of Bavaria. She is especially known for the 1927 science fiction film Metropolis directed by her husband Fritz Lang. She would often publish her screenplays as novels. In 1933, Lang fleed Nazi Germany as he was Jewish; whilst she made several Nazi propaganda films. She later married Ayi Tendulkar, a journalist of Indian origin - before dying in 1954.

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Known for

Metropolis

1927

M

1931

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1933

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922

Destiny

1921

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924

Woman in the Moon

1929

Spies

1928

M

1951

Michael

1924

Phantom

1922

Directing (1)

1934Elisabeth and the JesterDirector, WriterFilm

Writing (58)

1982M the DamnedOriginal Film WriterFilm
1960Journey to the Lost CityNovel, ScreenplayFilm
1959The Tiger of EschnapurNovelFilm
1959The Indian TombNovelFilm
1953Dein Herz ist meine HeimatWriterFilm
1951MOriginal StoryFilm
1948Journey to HappinessWriterFilm
1945Via MalaScreenplayFilm
1945Das Leben geht weiterNovelFilm
1943The Genius and the NightingaleStory, ScreenplayFilm
1941AnnelieScreenplayFilm
1940Wie konntest Du, Veronika!WriterFilm
1939Menschen vom VarietéWriterFilm
1939The Stars of Variety ShowScreenplayFilm
1939Hurra, ich bin PapaWriterFilm
1938Covered TracksScreenplayFilm
1938The Indian TombNovelFilm
1938YouthWriterFilm
1938The Tiger of EschnapurNovelFilm
1938Le Tigre du BengaleNovelFilm
1938Die Frau am ScheidewegeScreenplayFilm
1937The Broken JugScreenplayFilm
1937Versprich mir nichts!WriterFilm
1937The SovereignScreenplayFilm
1937Mother SongStory, ScreenplayFilm
1936Die unmögliche FrauWriterFilm
1935The Old and The Young KingWriterFilm
1935I Was Jack MortimerWriterFilm
1935Turandot, princesse de ChineWriterFilm
1935An Ideal HusbandWriterFilm
1934The Assumption of HanneleWriter, DirectorFilm
1934What Am I Without YouWriterFilm
1934Prinzessin TurandotScreenplayFilm
1933The Testament of Dr. MabuseScreenplayFilm
1932The child's first rightScreenplayFilm
1931MScreenplayFilm
1929Woman in the MoonScreenplay, NovelFilm
1928SpiesNovel, ScreenplayFilm
1927MetropolisScreenplay, NovelFilm
1925The Chronicles of the Gray HouseWriterFilm
1924Die Nibelungen: SiegfriedScreenplayFilm
1924Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's RevengeScreenplayFilm
1924MichaelAdaptation, ScreenplayFilm
1924The Finances of the Grand DukeWriterFilm
1923The Stone RiderIdeaFilm
1923The ExpulsionWriterFilm
1923Die Prinzessin SuwarinScreenplayFilm
1922Dr. Mabuse, the GamblerScreenplayFilm
1922PhantomAdaptation, WriterFilm
1922The Burning SoilWriterFilm
1921DestinyWriterFilm
1921Four Around the WomanScreenplayFilm
1921The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the YoghiWriter, NovelFilm
1921The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of EschnapurNovel, WriterFilm
1921Der Leidensweg der Inge KrafftStoryFilm
1921Die Frauen vom GnadensteinScreenplayFilm
1920The Wandering ImageWriterFilm
1920Die Legende von der heiligen SimpliciaWriterFilm