Left home

Served with German army during WWI

Lost vision in right eye; discharged (as lieutenant)

First filmscripts sold "Die Hochzeit im Exzentrikklub/The Wedding in the Eccentric Club" and "Hilde Warren und der Tod/Hilde Warren and Death"

Film acting debut (as "Death") in "Hilde Warren und der Tod/Hilde Warren and Death"

Hired as screenwriter, Decla film company (Berlin)

Film directing debut with "Halbblut/The Half-Caste" (also screenwriter; no longer exists)

Left Decla; signed with Joe May as director for "Das Wandernde Bild/The Wandering Image" (no longer exists)

Left May; returned to Decla (merged to become Decla-Bioscop)

Rights to "Der Mude Tod/Destiny" bought by Douglas Fairbanks

Founded production company Fritz-Lang-Films (released through UFA)

Ended association with UFA

Refused work as director of Nazi propaganda films; left Germany for Paris

Left Paris

Hired as director by David O Selznick, MGM

Became American citizen

Contract with MGM not renewed

First color film and Western as director "The Return of Frank James" (for Fox)

Co-founded production company Diana Productions

Diana Productions went bankrupt

Last Western directed (for RKO) "Rancho Notorious"

Last American film directed "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt"

Last film directed "Die tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse/The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse"

Last role as actor in "Le Mepris/Contempt" (Jean-Luc Godard film; Lang played himself)