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M (1931)
Directed by Fritz Lang
“Who is the murderer?”
Drama, Thriller, Crime · 1h 50m
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
Cast
Peter Lorre
Hans Beckert
Ellen Widmann
Frau Beckmann
Inge Landgut
Elsie Beckmann
Otto Wernicke
Inspector Karl Lohmann
Theodor Loos
Inspector Groeber
Gustaf Gründgens
Schränker
Friedrich Gnaß
Franz
Fritz Odemar
The Cheater
Paul Kemp
Pickpocket with Six Watches
Theo Lingen
Bauernfänger
Rudolf Blümner
Becker's 'Attorney'
Georg John
Blind Panhandler
Crew
- Director
- Fritz Lang
- Screenplay
- Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou
- Director of Photography
- Fritz Arno Wagner
- Editor
- Paul Falkenberg
- Producer
- Seymour Nebenzal
Details
- Original title
- M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
- Release date
- 1931-05-11
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Nero-Film AG
- Box office
- $35,274