Private Project

Fritz Lang: Cinematic Oracle

Fritz Lang: Cinematic Oracle will be the definitive story of the turbulent life and career of pioneering and influential 20th Century Film Director FRITZ LANG. Covering a sweeping career as a visionary genre creator in Weimar Germany and his prodigious output as an emigre in Hollywood.
Lang pioneered and/or created many film genres, including science fiction, the fantasy epic, spy, criminal mastermind, and serial killer, gangster, and film noir. The project will deal with Lang’s early life, influences, his German silent and sound work, his fleeing Nazi Germany and immigrating ultimately to the U.S., and his vast Hollywood work.

  • Mike Frankel/
    Director
    Psycostar
  • Darren Rudy
    Director
    Blind Date
  • Mike Frankel
    Writer
  • Darren Rudy
    Writer
  • Mike Frankel
    Producer
  • Darren Rudy
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    4 hours
  • Completion Date:
    December 31, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    347,955 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    4K DIgital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • N/A
Distribution Information
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Director Biography - Mike Frankel/, Darren Rudy

Mike Frankel has been a professional photographer and multimedia artist for over 50 years. His early
work as a rock’ n’ roll photographer in the 1960s has seen worldwide publication and reproduction.
In 1972, he received a grant to film the first use of abstract laser images orchestrated to original music in a film.

Darren Rudy grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona. Darren has completed many video projects. Darren studied film at the University of Arizona, graduating with a BFA. Darren co-wrote, directed a short comedy Blind Date, it played in many festivals and is currently playing on ShortsTV from 2017-2020.

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Director Statement

"FRITZ LANG: CINEMATIC ORACLE" will be a fitting and long overdue testament to the work of a towering man of vision and genius whose influence is still being felt today in movies, television, literature, and many other far corners of popular
culture. The target audience for this project transcends the cinephile and scholar and will have broad appeal to the general public..