Thea von Harbou

Thea von Harbou

Writing

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.

Filmography

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M the Damned ★ 6.2 M the Damned 1982 Journey to the Lost City ★ 6.6 Journey to the Lost City 1960 The Indian Tomb ★ 6.1 The Indian Tomb 1959 The Tiger of Eschnapur ★ 6.3 The Tiger of Eschnapur 1959 Dein Herz ist meine Heimat ★ 10.0 Dein Herz ist meine Heimat 1953 M ★ 6.4 M 1951 Journey to Happiness ★ 10.0 Journey to Happiness 1948 Via Mala ★ 6.3 Via Mala 1945 Das Leben geht weiter ★ 9.0 Das Leben geht weiter 1945 The Genius and the Nightingale ★ 7.0 The Genius and the Nightingale 1943 Annelie ★ 7.0 Annelie 1941 Wie konntest Du, Veronika! ★ 10.0 Wie konntest Du, Veronika! 1940 Hurra, ich bin Papa ★ 7.0 Hurra, ich bin Papa 1939 Menschen vom Varieté ★ 7.3 Menschen vom Varieté 1939 The Stars of Variety Show ★ 10.0 The Stars of Variety Show 1939 Die Frau am Scheidewege ★ 10.0 Die Frau am Scheidewege 1938 Covered Tracks ★ 6.4 Covered Tracks 1938 Youth ★ 6.2 Youth 1938 Le Tigre du Bengale ★ 7.0 Le Tigre du Bengale 1938 The Indian Tomb ★ 6.2 The Indian Tomb 1938 The Tiger of Eschnapur ★ 6.7 The Tiger of Eschnapur 1938 Mother Song ★ 7.0 Mother Song 1937 The Broken Jug ★ 7.2 The Broken Jug 1937 Versprich mir nichts! ★ 5.4 Versprich mir nichts! 1937 The Sovereign ★ 5.7 The Sovereign 1937 Die unmögliche Frau ★ 10.0 Die unmögliche Frau 1936 I Was Jack Mortimer ★ 6.0 I Was Jack Mortimer 1935 An Ideal Husband ★ 9.0 An Ideal Husband 1935 Turandot, princesse de Chine ★ 10.0 Turandot, princesse de Chine 1935 The Old and The Young King ★ 6.0 The Old and The Young King 1935 Prinzessin Turandot ★ 7.0 Prinzessin Turandot 1934 What Am I Without You ★ 5.0 What Am I Without You 1934 The Assumption of Hannele ★ 6.3 The Assumption of Hannele 1934 Elisabeth and the Jester ★ 7.5 Elisabeth and the Jester 1934 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse ★ 7.6 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 1933 The child's first right ★ 10.0 The child's first right 1932 M ★ 8.1 M 1931 Woman in the Moon ★ 7.2 Woman in the Moon 1929 Spies ★ 7.3 Spies 1928 Metropolis ★ 8.1 Metropolis 1927 The Chronicles of the Gray House ★ 6.5 The Chronicles of the Gray House 1925 Michael ★ 6.3 Michael 1924 Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge ★ 7.5 Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge 1924 Die Nibelungen: Siegfried ★ 7.7 Die Nibelungen: Siegfried 1924 The Finances of the Grand Duke ★ 6.7 The Finances of the Grand Duke 1924 The Expulsion ★ 10.0 The Expulsion 1923 Die Prinzessin Suwarin ★ 9.0 Die Prinzessin Suwarin 1923 The Stone Rider ★ 6.6 The Stone Rider 1923 Phantom ★ 6.9 Phantom 1922 Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler ★ 7.7 Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler 1922 The Burning Soil ★ 6.4 The Burning Soil 1922 The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur ★ 6.0 The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur 1921 The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi ★ 5.7 The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi 1921 Destiny ★ 7.4 Destiny 1921 Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft ★ 10.0 Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft 1921 Four Around the Woman ★ 6.0 Four Around the Woman 1921 Die Frauen vom Gnadenstein ★ 8.0 Die Frauen vom Gnadenstein 1921 The Wandering Image ★ 6.1 The Wandering Image 1920 Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia ★ 7.0 Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia 1920