{"product_id":"9781452940649","title":"Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name of Fritz Lang—the visionary director of \u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eM\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFury\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Big Heat\u003c\/em\u003e, and thirty other unforgettable films—is hallowed the world over. But what lurks behind his greatest legends and his genius as a filmmaker? Patrick McGilligan, placed among “the front rank of film biographers” by the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, spent four years in Europe and America interviewing Lang’s dying contemporaries, researching government and film archives, and investigating the intriguing life story of Fritz Lang. This critically acclaimed biography—lauded as one of the year’s best nonfiction books by \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e—reconstructs the compelling, flawed human being behind the monster with the monocle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128675320048,"sku":"9781452940649","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452940649_p0.jpg?v=1763848193","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452940649","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}