In 1925, the year F. Scott Fitzgerald published his magnum opus The Great Gatsby in the United States, across the ocean, in Germany, writer Thea von Harbou turned expressionist filmmaker Fritz Lang’s ...

Adapted from the original novel by Thea von Harbou, the screenplay was co-written by her and Fritz Lang, who were married at the time. Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Alfred Abel, and Rudolf ...