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Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast
The name of Fritz Langthe visionary director of Metropolis, M, Fury, The Big Heat, and thirty other unforgettable filmsis hallowed the world over. But what lurks behind his greatest legends and his genius as a filmmaker? Patrick McGilligan, placed among the front rank of film biographers by the Washington Post, spent four years in Europe and America interviewing Langs dying contemporaries, researching government and film archives, and investigating the intriguing life story of Fritz Lang. This critically acclaimed biographylauded as one of the years best nonfiction books by Publishers Weeklyreconstructs the compelling, flawed human being behind the monster with the monocle. My Link