Drama ·Thriller ·Crime · Germany · 1931 · 1h 50m

M

M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

M poster
Director
Fritz Lang
Cast
Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert Ellen Widmann as Frau Beckmann Inge Landgut as Elsie Beckmann Otto Wernicke as Inspector Karl Lohmann Theodor Loos as Inspector Groeber Gustaf Gründgens as Schränker
Crew
Fritz Arno Wagner — Director of Photography Paul Falkenberg — Editor Thea von Harbou — Screenplay Fritz Lang — Screenplay Seymour Nebenzal — Producer
Tagline

Who is the murderer?

Synopsis

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.

Trailer M — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
berlin, germanygermanypsychopathdetective inspectorchild murderinvestigationfilm noirorganized crimeserial killerblack and whitecriminalpre-code
Key Collaborators
Fritz Lang Director Fritz Arno Wagner Director of Photography Paul Falkenberg Editor Thea von Harbou Screenplay Fritz Lang Screenplay Seymour Nebenzal Producer
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