Thea von Harbou
German screenwriter (1888-1954) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 65
Thea Gabriele von Harbou was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress. She is remembered as the screenwriter of the science fiction film classic Metropolis (1927) and for the 1925 novel on which it was based.
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Alfred Abel Thea wrote Dr. Mabuse the Gambler and Phantom
Bernhard Goetzke Thea wrote Dr. Mabuse the Gambler and Destiny
Erich Pommer Produced The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur (1921)
Theodor Loos Thea wrote Metropolis, M and Die Nibelungen
Grete Berger Thea wrote Metropolis and Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Paul Richter Thea wrote Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
Georg John Also in Destiny (1921)
Fritz Alberti Thea wrote Metropolis and Die Nibelungen
Karl Platen Thea wrote M, Destiny and Woman in the Moon
Hans Adalbert Schlettow Thea wrote Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
Mia May Thea wrote Das wandernde Bild (1920)
Lya De Putti Thea wrote Phantom and The Indian Tomb
Margarete Schön Thea wrote Die Nibelungen and Kolberg
Lil Dagover Thea wrote Dr. Mabuse the Gambler and Destiny
Emil Jannings Directed The Broken Jug (1937)
F. W. Murnau Directed Phantom and The Burning Soil
Veit Harlan Directed The Sovereign, Covered Tracks and Youth
Joe May Directed The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur (1921)
Josef von Báky Directed Menschen vom Varieté and Annelie
Lewis Brody Thea wrote Destiny and The Indian Tomb
Richard Eichberg Directed Le Tigre du Bengale and The Indian Tomb
Rudolf Rittner Thea wrote Die Nibelungen (1924)
Wilhelm Diegelmann Thea wrote Phantom and The Indian Tomb
Conrad Veidt Thea wrote The Indian Tomb (1921)
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Von Harbou collaborated as a screenwriter with film director Fritz Lang, her husband, during the period of transition from silent to sound films.
