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M (1931)

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Who is the murderer?

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Fritz Lang
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    Hans Beckert Peter Lorre
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    Frau Beckmann Ellen Widmann
  • Profile picture of Inge Landgut
    Elsie Beckmann Inge Landgut
  • Profile picture of Otto Wernicke
    Inspector Karl Lohmann Otto Wernicke
  • Profile picture of Theodor Loos
    Inspector Groeber Theodor Loos
  • Profile picture of Gustaf Gründgens
    Schränker Gustaf Gründgens
  • Profile picture of Fritz Odemar
    The Cheater Fritz Odemar
  • Profile picture of Paul Kemp
    Pickpocket with Six Watches Paul Kemp

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Keywords

  • berlin, germany
  • germany
  • psychopath
  • detective inspector
  • child murder
  • investigation
  • organized crime
  • serial killer
  • black and white
  • criminal
  • pre-code
  • psycho
  • expressionism
  • criterion
  • german expressionism
  • crime