M (1931)
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.
Director:
Fritz Lang
Writers:
Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou.
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Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert |
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Ellen Widmann as Frau Beckmann |
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Inge Landgut as Elsie Beckmann |
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Otto Wernicke as Inspector Karl Lohmann |
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Theodor Loos as Inspector Groeber |
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Gustaf Gründgens as Schränker |
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Friedrich Gnaß as Franz |
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Fritz Odemar as The Cheater |
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Paul Kemp as Pickpocket with Six Watches |
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Theo Lingen as Bauernfänger |
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Rudolf Blümner as Becker's 'Attorney' |
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Georg John as Blind Panhandler |
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Franz Stein as Minister |
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Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as Police Chief |
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Gerhard Bienert as Criminal Secretary |
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Karl Platen as Damowitz |
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Rosa Valetti as Bartender |
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Hertha von Walther as Prostitute |
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Carl Ballhaus as Leeser |
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Paul Mederow as Staatsanwalt |
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Hadrian Maria Netto as Polizeihauptmann |
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Lucie Rhoden as Sekretärin im Polizeiarchiv |
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Karl Hannemann as Kriminalbeamter |
| Directing | Fritz Lang | Director |
| Art | Karl Vollbrecht | Art Direction |
| Writing | Fritz Lang | Screenplay |
| Camera | Fritz Arno Wagner | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Thea von Harbou | Screenplay |
| Editing | Paul Falkenberg | Editor |
| Art | Emil Hasler | Art Direction |
| Sound | Adolf Jansen | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Paul Falkenberg | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wilhelm Weber | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ernst Wolff | Production Manager |
| Production | Seymour Nebenzal | Producer |
