This director of Hangmen
In her essay, "Circles and Squares," Pauline Kael wondered why John Huston's early works were rejected while this man's embarrassing "Indian Epic," released in America as Journey to the Lost City, was praised. One of his films sees Professor Novotny taken hostage in an attempt to get Mascha to reveal the location of a man who has assassinated Reinhard Heydrich. This director of Hangmen Also Die starred as himself directing a film adaptation of the Odyssey in a 1963 film by Jean-Luc Godard. One of his films opens with the title character hypnotizing the hero, Edgar Hull. He told of the "Thousand Eyes" and "Testament" of the title gambler in his sequels to his film about Dr. Mabuse. In another of his films, the whistling of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" helps a blind street vendor identify Hans Beckert as a child murderer. For 10 points, name this German director of M and Metropolis.
In her essay, "Circles and Squares," Pauline Kael wondered why John Huston's early works were rejected while this man's embarrassing "Indian Epic," released in America as Journey to the Lost City, was praised.
Fritz Lang [or Friedrich Christian Anton Lang]