Christa Lang

Christa Lang-Fuller (born 23 December 1943) is a German-American actress and screenwriter. Lang worked frequently with her husband, director Samuel Fuller and is known for such films as White Dog, Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street, What's Up, Doc?, Land of Plenty, No Fear, No Die, Alphaville, The Big Red One, Nickelodeon and Thieves After Dark. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christa Lang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Alphaville (1965)

An American private-eye arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet which is ruled by an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has outlawed love and self-expression.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Luc Godard
CAST:  Eddie Constantine  •  Anna Karina  •  Akim Tamiroff  •  Howard Vernon

An American private-eye arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet which is ruled by an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has outlawed love and self-expression.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Luc Godard
CAST:  Eddie Constantine  •  Anna Karina  •  Akim Tamiroff  •  Howard Vernon

The Big Red One (1980)

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A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and France, and ending in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuel Fuller
CAST:  Lee Marvin  •  Mark Hamill  •  Robert Carradine  •  Bobby Di Cicco

A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and France, and ending in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuel Fuller
CAST:  Lee Marvin  •  Mark Hamill  •  Robert Carradine  •  Bobby Di Cicco

What's Up, Doc? (1972)

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Ryan O'Neal  •  Madeline Kahn  •  Kenneth Mars

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Ryan O'Neal  •  Madeline Kahn  •  Kenneth Mars

Land of Plenty (2004)

After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wim Wenders
CAST:  Michelle Williams  •  John Diehl  •  Shaun Toub  •  Burt Young

After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wim Wenders
CAST:  Michelle Williams  •  John Diehl  •  Shaun Toub  •  Burt Young

White Dog (1982)

A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuel Fuller
CAST:  Kristy McNichol  •  Paul Winfield  •  Burl Ives  •  Jameson Parker

A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuel Fuller
CAST:  Kristy McNichol  •  Paul Winfield  •  Burl Ives  •  Jameson Parker

At Long Last Love (1975)

Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly runs into stage star Kitty O'Kelly with his car. Backstage at Kitty's show, it turns out she and Brooke are old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Cybill Shepherd  •  Burt Reynolds  •  Duilio Del Prete  •  Madeline Kahn

Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly runs into stage star Kitty O'Kelly with his car. Backstage at Kitty's show, it turns out she and Brooke are old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Cybill Shepherd  •  Burt Reynolds  •  Duilio Del Prete  •  Madeline Kahn

Charro! (1969)

Jess Wade is innocently accused of having stolen a cannon from the Mexican revolutionary forces. He tries to find the real culprits, a gang of criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Marquis Warren
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Ina Balin  •  Victor French  •  Barbara Werle

Jess Wade is innocently accused of having stolen a cannon from the Mexican revolutionary forces. He tries to find the real culprits, a gang of criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Marquis Warren
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Ina Balin  •  Victor French  •  Barbara Werle

Nickelodeon (1976)

In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Ryan O'Neal  •  Burt Reynolds  •  Tatum O'Neal  •  Brian Keith

In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Ryan O'Neal  •  Burt Reynolds  •  Tatum O'Neal  •  Brian Keith

Circle of Love (1964)

In a chain reaction of romantic adventures, various people play musical beds in a remake of Max Ophul's "La Ronde."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Vadim
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Maurice Ronet  •  Jean Sorel  •  Marie Dubois

In a chain reaction of romantic adventures, various people play musical beds in a remake of Max Ophul's "La Ronde."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Vadim
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Maurice Ronet  •  Jean Sorel  •  Marie Dubois

The Champagne Murders (1967)

A champagne tycoon's partner suspects his partner's gigolo husband of murders he's been framed for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Chabrol
CAST:  Anthony Perkins  •  Maurice Ronet  •  Yvonne Furneaux  •  Suzanne Lloyd

A champagne tycoon's partner suspects his partner's gigolo husband of murders he's been framed for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Chabrol
CAST:  Anthony Perkins  •  Maurice Ronet  •  Yvonne Furneaux  •  Suzanne Lloyd

Code Name: Tiger (1964)

A Turkish ambassador arrives in Paris to sign an important trade agreement, allowing Turkey to buy a sophisticated new war plane from France. Immediately he is the target of an assassin, and a special agent is assigned to protect him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Chabrol
CAST:  Roger Hanin  •  Daniela Bianchi  •  Roger Dumas  •  Maria Mauban

A Turkish ambassador arrives in Paris to sign an important trade agreement, allowing Turkey to buy a sophisticated new war plane from France. Immediately he is the target of an assassin, and a special agent is assigned to protect him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Chabrol
CAST:  Roger Hanin  •  Daniela Bianchi  •  Roger Dumas  •  Maria Mauban

The Blood of Others (1984)

In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Chabrol
CAST:  Jodie Foster  •  Michael Ontkean  •  Sam Neill  •  Lambert Wilson

In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Chabrol
CAST:  Jodie Foster  •  Michael Ontkean  •  Sam Neill  •  Lambert Wilson

Night of the Templar (2012)

The stage is set for retribution as an eclectic group is lured to a secluded European Castle under the guise of a promised "fantasy weekend." And as they read from an obscure storybook, a nefarious tale of avarice is reenacted for their entertainment. However, they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Sampson
CAST:  David Carradine  •  Udo Kier  •  Paul Sampson  •  Norman Reedus

The stage is set for retribution as an eclectic group is lured to a secluded European Castle under the guise of a promised "fantasy weekend." And as they read from an obscure storybook, a nefarious tale of avarice is reenacted for their entertainment. However, they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Sampson
CAST:  David Carradine  •  Udo Kier  •  Paul Sampson  •  Norman Reedus

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)

Larger-than-life American author Ernest Hemingway is the subject of this biopic that chronicles the famous writer's life from childhood to his suicide at age 61. Haunted by various inner demons -- including his father's suicide -- Hemingway serves in World War I, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José María Sánchez
CAST:  Victor Garber  •  Joe Pesci  •  Bruno Ganz  •  Karen Black

Larger-than-life American author Ernest Hemingway is the subject of this biopic that chronicles the famous writer's life from childhood to his suicide at age 61. Haunted by various inner demons -- including his father's suicide -- Hemingway serves in World War I, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José María Sánchez
CAST:  Victor Garber  •  Joe Pesci  •  Bruno Ganz  •  Karen Black

Street of No Return (1989)

A rock star-turned-bum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman, drunkenly roams the city, torn apart by sponsored race riots. When accused of murder, he may have the chance to get revenge on the magnate who maimed him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuel Fuller
CAST:  Keith Carradine  •  Valentina Vargas  •  Bill Duke  •  Andréa Ferréol

A rock star-turned-bum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman, drunkenly roams the city, torn apart by sponsored race riots. When accused of murder, he may have the chance to get revenge on the magnate who maimed him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuel Fuller
CAST:  Keith Carradine  •  Valentina Vargas  •  Bill Duke  •  Andréa Ferréol

Thieves After Dark (1984)

A crime story set in Paris about a Bonnie-and-Clyde couple -- how they got together and how they are pursued for a murder they never committed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuel Fuller
CAST:  Véronique Jannot  •  Bobby Di Cicco  •  Victor Lanoux  •  Stéphane Audran

A crime story set in Paris about a Bonnie-and-Clyde couple -- how they got together and how they are pursued for a murder they never committed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuel Fuller
CAST:  Véronique Jannot  •  Bobby Di Cicco  •  Victor Lanoux  •  Stéphane Audran

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)

Fact-based story of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., son and namesake of the famed pilot, and ensuing trial of accused and convicted killer, Bruno Hauptmann.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  Cliff DeYoung  •  Anthony Hopkins  •  Denise Alexander  •  Sian Barbara Allen

Fact-based story of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., son and namesake of the famed pilot, and ensuing trial of accused and convicted killer, Bruno Hauptmann.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  Cliff DeYoung  •  Anthony Hopkins  •  Denise Alexander  •  Sian Barbara Allen

Mission to Caracas (1965)

Special agent Becker is after a briefcase that rather cleverly disguises some secret documents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul André
CAST:  Roland Carey  •  Jany Clair  •  Louise Carletti  •  Janine Reynaud

Special agent Becker is after a briefcase that rather cleverly disguises some secret documents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul André
CAST:  Roland Carey  •  Jany Clair  •  Louise Carletti  •  Janine Reynaud

The Upper Hand (1966)

In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. And an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggling business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys de La Patellière
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Gert Fröbe  •  Mireille Darc  •  Claude Brasseur

In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. And an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggling business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys de La Patellière
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Gert Fröbe  •  Mireille Darc  •  Claude Brasseur

L.A. Without a Map (1999)

An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mika Kaurismäki
CAST:  David Tennant  •  Julie Delpy  •  Vinessa Shaw  •  Vincent Gallo

An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mika Kaurismäki
CAST:  David Tennant  •  Julie Delpy  •  Vinessa Shaw  •  Vincent Gallo
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