Writing
Thea von Harbou
FR, DE, EN, IT cinema · 59 credits
Born
19 December 1888
Died
1 July 1954 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Tauperlitz, Germany
Also known as Thea Gabriele von Harbou
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.
Known for
Filmography
M the Damned
Original Film Writer
Journey to the Lost City
Novel, Screenplay
M
Original Story
Via Mala
Screenplay
The Genius and the Nightingale
Story, Screenplay
Annelie
Screenplay
The Stars of Variety Show
Screenplay
Covered Tracks
Screenplay
Youth
Writer
The Broken Jug
Screenplay
The Sovereign
Screenplay
Mutterlied
1937
Mother Song
Story, Screenplay
The Assumption of Hannele
Writer, Director
Elisabeth and the Jester
Director, Writer
Prinzessin Turandot
Screenplay
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Screenplay
M
Screenplay
Woman in the Moon
Screenplay, Novel
Spies
Novel, Screenplay
Metropolis
Novel, Screenplay
Michael
Adaptation, Screenplay
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Screenplay
Die Prinzessin Suwarin
Screenplay
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Screenplay
Phantom
Adaptation, Writer
Destiny
Writer
Four Around the Woman
Screenplay
