Fritz Lang: the interview

Fritz Lang was interviewed at the National Film Theatre in January 1962 by Stanley Reed. These are some brief extracts from the interview. Click on the appropriate link to play the clips in WAV or MP3 format.

On Hollywood:

"I used to say that it was a wonderful business once..."

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On scripts:

"We in Hollywood say that the script is a blueprint..."

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On Dr Mabuse:

"That the last reel of Dr Mabuse was not shown so much was because it was forbidden by Goebbels..."

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On cameramen:

"When I started this business I was very close to a man you maybe know by name, Erich Pommer..."

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The Lang interview forms part of an archive of more than 200 interviews with some of the greatest names in film and television history, which are available to listen to in the bfi National Library.

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