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Thea von Harbou

Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born December 19, 1888Died July 1, 1954 (65 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Metropolis
  • M
  • The Tiger of Eschnapur
  • The Indian Tomb

Known For

  • Metropolis
  • M
  • The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
  • Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
  • Metropolis
  • Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
  • Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
  • Spies
  • Destiny
  • Michael
  • The Tiger of Eschnapur
  • The Indian Tomb
  • Woman in the Moon
  • Phantom
  • The Wandering Image
  • Finances of the Grand Duke
  • M
  • Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law
  • Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth
  • Journey to the Lost City
  • The Burning Soil
  • The Terror of Doctor Mabuse
  • Four Around the Woman
  • Burning Hearts

Filmography

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