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Thea 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.

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Writing

1920

[ ] The Wandering Image (Writer)
[ ] Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia (Writer)

1921

[ ] Destiny (Writer)
[ ] The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi (Writer)
[ ] The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi (Novel)
[ ] The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur (Novel)
[ ] The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur (Writer)
[ ] Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft (Story)
[ ] Die Frauen vom Gnadenstein (Screenplay)
[ ] Four Around the Woman (Screenplay)

1922

[ ] Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (Screenplay)
[ ] Phantom (Adaptation)
[ ] Phantom (Writer)
[ ] The Burning Soil (Writer)

1923

[ ] The Expulsion (Writer)
[ ] The Stone Rider (Idea)
[ ] Die Prinzessin Suwarin (Screenplay)

1924

[ ] The Finances of the Grand Duke (Writer)
[ ] Michael (Adaptation)
[ ] Michael (Screenplay)
[ 9/10 ] Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (Screenplay)
[ 6/10 ] Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (Screenplay)

1925

[ ] The Chronicles of the Gray House (Writer)

1927

[ ] Metropolis (Screenplay)
[ ] Metropolis (Novel)

1928

[ ] Spies (Novel)
[ ] Spies (Screenplay)

1929

[ ] Woman in the Moon (Screenplay)
[ ] Woman in the Moon (Novel)

1931

[ ] M (Screenplay)

1932

[ ] The child's first right (Screenplay)

1933

[ ] The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Screenplay)

1934

[ ] The Assumption of Hannele (Writer)
[ ] Was bin ich ohne Dich (Writer)
[ ] Elisabeth und der Narr (Writer)
[ ] Prinzessin Turandot (Screenplay)

1935

[ ] Turandot, princesse de Chine (Writer)
[ ] The Old and The Young King (Writer)
[ ] An Ideal Husband (Writer)
[ ] I Was Jack Mortimer (Writer)

1936

[ ] Die unmögliche Frau (Writer)

1937

[ ] The Broken Jug (Screenplay)
[ ] The Sovereign (Screenplay)
[ ] Mother Song (Story)
[ ] Mother Song (Screenplay)
[ ] Versprich mir nichts! (Writer)

1938

[ ] The Tiger of Eschnapur (Novel)
[ ] The Indian Tomb (Novel)
[ ] Le Tigre du Bengale (Novel)
[ ] Die Frau am Scheidewege (Screenplay)
[ ] Covered Tracks (Screenplay)
[ ] Youth (Writer)

1939

[ ] The Stars of Variety Show (Screenplay)
[ ] Menschen vom Varieté (Writer)
[ ] Hurra, ich bin Papa (Writer)

1940

[ ] Wie konntest Du, Veronika! (Writer)

1941

[ ] Annelie (Screenplay)

1943

[ ] The Genius and the Nightingale (Story)
[ ] The Genius and the Nightingale (Screenplay)

1945

[ ] Via Mala (Screenplay)
[ ] Das Leben geht weiter (Novel)

1948

[ ] Fahrt ins Glück (Writer)

1951

[ ] M (Original Story)

1953

[ ] Dein Herz ist meine Heimat (Writer)

1959

[ ] The Indian Tomb (Novel)
[ ] The Tiger of Eschnapur (Novel)

1960

[ ] Journey to the Lost City (Novel)
[ ] Journey to the Lost City (Screenplay)

1982

[ ] M the Damned (Original Film Writer)

Directing

1934

[ ] Elisabeth und der Narr (Director)
[ ] The Assumption of Hannele (Director)