Thea von Harbou

Thea von Harbou

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

19/12/1888

Day of Death

01/07/1954
(66) years old

Place of Birth

Tauperlitz, Germany

Biography

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. ... Read More

Filmography

Crew

1982

M the Damned

as Original Film Writer

1960

Journey to the Lost City

as Screenplay

1959

The Indian Tomb

as Novel

1951

M

as Original Story

1948

Fahrt ins Glück

as Writer

1945

Via Mala

as Screenplay

1941

Annelie

as Screenplay

1939

Hurra, ich bin Papa

as Writer

1939

The Stars of Variety Show

as Screenplay

1938

Die Frau am Scheidewege

as Screenplay

1938

Covered Tracks

as Screenplay

1938

Jugend

as Writer

1938

The Indian Tomb

as Novel

1937

Mother Song

as Story

1937

Mother Song

as Screenplay

1937

The Broken Jug

as Screenplay

1937

The Sovereign

as Screenplay

1935

I Was Jack Mortimer

as Writer

1935

An Ideal Husband

as Writer

1934

Prinzessin Turandot

as Screenplay

1934

Elisabeth und der Narr

as Director

1932

The child's first right

as Screenplay

1931

M

as Screenplay

1929

Woman in the Moon

as Screenplay

1929

Woman in the Moon

as Novel

1928

Spies

as Novel

1928

Spies

as Screenplay

1927

Metropolis

as Novel

1927

Metropolis

as Screenplay

1924

Michael

as Adaptation

1924

Michael

as Screenplay

1924

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

as Screenplay

1923

The Expulsion

as Writer

1923

Die Prinzessin Suwarin

as Screenplay

1923

The Stone Rider

as Idea

1922

Phantom

as Adaptation

1922

Phantom

as Writer

1922

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

as Screenplay

1922

The Burning Soil

as Writer

1921

Destiny

as Writer

1921

Four Around the Woman

as Screenplay

1920

The Wandering Image

as Writer