Screenplay: Thea von Harbou
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Thea von Harbou. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
M
1931 · Movie · 111 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Peter Lorre · Otto Wernicke · Gustaf Gründgens · Theo Lingen
Plot In Fritz Langs startling and exquisite film M, fear stalks the streets of Berlin in the form of a serial child murderer whose grisly accomplishments are so heinous even the...
8.3
20K votes
8.3
20K votes
Metropolis
1927 · Movie · 153 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Gustav Fröhlich · Brigitte Helm · Alfred Abel · Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Plot In Metropolis, society is divided in two classes: the rich, who have all the power and all kinds of luxuries and the workers, doomed to work and confined to live...
8.2
38K votes
8.2
38K votes
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (Die Nibelungen - Part I)
1924 · Movie · 143 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Paul Richter · Margarete Schön · Hanna Ralph · Theodor Loos
Plot It is based on the German epic from the 13th century. We follow Siegfried through the making of the magic sword, his slaying of the dragon, his bath in the...
8.0
2K votes
8.0
2K votes
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Movie · 122 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Rudolf Klein-Rogge · Oskar Beregi · Theodor Loos · Karl Meixner
Plot Berlin police inspector Lohmann investigates a case, in which all clues lead to a man, who's in a hospital for mental illnesses for since many years - Dr. Mabuse.
8.0
4K votes
8.0
4K votes
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1922 · Movie · 272 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Rudolf Klein-Rogge · Alfred Abel · Aud Egede Nissen · Bernhard Goetzke
Plot Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
7.9
3K votes
7.9
3K votes
Destiny
1921 · Movie · 105 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Lil Dagover · Walter Janssen · Bernhard Goetzke · Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Plot As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds...
7.8
3K votes
7.8
3K votes
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (Die Nibelungen - Part II)
1924 · Movie · 130 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Margarete Schön · Rudolf Klein-Rogge · Georg John · Theodor Loos
Plot After Siegfried's dead, Kriemhild marries Etzel, the King of the Huns. She gives birth to a child, and invites her brothers for a party. She tries to persuade Etzel and...
7.8
2K votes
7.8
2K votes
Spies
1928 · Movie · 144 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Rudolf Klein-Rogge · Gerda Maurus · Willy Fritsch · Lupu Pick
Plot The mastermind behind a ubiquitous spy operation learns of a dangerous romance between a Russian lady in his employ and a dashing agent from the government's secret service.
7.3
695 votes
7.3
695 votes
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Movie · 165 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Gerda Maurus · Willy Fritsch · Fritz Rasp · Gustav von Wangenheim
Plot Thirty years ago, at a scientific conference, Prof. Manfeldt presented his theory on the existence of gold on the Moon. It was greeted with laughter by the assembled academics. Today,...
7.2
1K votes
7.2
1K votes
The Indian Tomb
1959 · Movie · 96 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Debra Paget · Paul Hubschmid · Walther Reyer · Claus Holm
Plot Harald Berger and Seetha manage to elude Chandra's soldiers until Seetha's faith in her gods results in her capture and his apparent death. Berger's partner Dr. Rhode (Claus Holm) and...
7.0
2K votes
7.0
2K votes
The Tiger of Eschnapur
1959 · Movie · 101 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Debra Paget · Walther Reyer · Paul Hubschmid · Claus Holm
Plot Architect Harald Berger (Paul Hubschmid) travels to far off Eschnapur, there to build schools and hospitals for Chandra (Walter Reyer), the district's all-powerful Maharaja. Along the way he falls in...
6.9
2K votes
6.9
2K votes
Mikaël
1924 · Movie · 93 min. · Germany
Direction Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cast Walter Slezak · Max Auzinger · Nora Gregor · Robert Garrison
6.9
309 votes
6.9
309 votes
Phantom
1922 · Movie · 125 min. · Germany
Direction F.W. Murnau
Cast Alfred Abel · Grete Berger · Lil Dagover · Lya De Putti
Plot The story revolves around a man obsessed with an unattainable woman, and his attempts to substitute for his unfulfilled desires.
6.8
336 votes
6.8
336 votes
Burning Soil
1922 · Movie · 110 min. · Germany
Direction F.W. Murnau
Cast Eugen Klöpfer · Vladimir Gajdarov · Werner Krauss · Eduard von Winterstein
Plot When farmer Rog dies, his son Peter stays, but Johannes can not be satisfied with such a condition (and servant Maria's love) and finds a job as old Count Rudenberg's...
6.6
166 votes
6.6
166 votes
The Indian Tomb: Part II, the Tiger of Bengal
1921 · Movie · 100 min. · Germany
Direction Joe May
Cast Olaf Fønss · Mia May · Conrad Veidt · Erna Morena
6.6
58 votes
6.6
58 votes
The Indian Tomb: Part I, the Mission of the Yogi
1921 · Movie · 120 min. · Germany
Direction Joe May
Cast Olaf Fønss · Mia May · Conrad Veidt · Erna Morena
6.2
38 votes
6.2
38 votes
Finances of the Grand Duke
1924 · Movie · 80 min. · Germany
Direction F.W. Murnau
Cast Alfred Abel · Mady Christians · Adolphe Engers · Julius Falkenstein
Plot The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating...
6.0
143 votes
6.0
143 votes
The Moving Image
1920 · Movie · 67 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Mia May · Hans Marr · Harry Frank · Rudolf Klein-Rogge
5.9
173 votes
5.9
173 votes
Struggling Hearts
1921 · Movie · 80 min. · Germany
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Hermann Böttcher · Anton Edthofer · Robert Forster-Larrinaga · Ludwig Hartau
5.5
100 votes
5.5
100 votes
Die Frau am Scheidewege
1938 · Movie · 95 min. · Germany
Direction Josef von Báky
Cast Ewald Balser · Magda Schneider · Karin Hardt · Hans Söhnker
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