Q 01/05

In which city was Fritz Lang born in 1890?

A) Prague

B) Berlin

C) Vienna

D) Munich

Answer · why

C) Vienna

His father was an architect and construction-company manager; Lang briefly studied civil engineering before switching to art.

Q 02/05

In what year was Lang's futuristic epic Metropolis released?

A) 1925

B) 1927

C) 1922

D) 1931

Answer · why

B) 1927

It went badly over budget, hurting UFA, and is now the first film ever inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World register.

Q 03/05

What nickname did the British Film Institute give Lang?

A) The Iron Director

B) Prince of Shadows

C) Master of Darkness

D) Doctor Menace

Answer · why

C) Master of Darkness

His German films established the psychological conflict, paranoia and moral ambiguity later attributed to film noir.

Q 04/05

Which Lang film pioneered the rocket-launch countdown?

A) Die Nibelungen

B) Woman in the Moon

C) Metropolis

D) Dr. Mabuse the Gambler

Answer · why

B) Woman in the Moon

The 1929 film also showed a multi-stage rocket and a launch pad with the rocket rolled upright against a tall building.

Q 05/05

Which eye did Lang lose the sight of during World War I?

A) Right

B) Left

C) Neither; he lost hearing

D) Both, temporarily

Answer · why

A) Right

Wounded four times fighting in Russia and Romania, he began writing plays and scenarios during his convalescence.

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