M (1931)
Original Title: M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Crime
Drama
Thriller
8.1 (2,264 votes)
1h 51m
Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Fritz Lang
- Writer
- Thea von Harbou
- Original Language
- German
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Ellen Widmann
Friedrich Gnaß
Fritz Odemar
Gustaf Gründgens
Inge Landgut
Otto Wernicke
Paul Kemp
Peter Lorre
Theo Lingen
Theodor Loos
Keywords
berlin
germany
black and white
child murder
crime
criminal
detective inspector
expressionism
german expressionism
germany
investigation
organized crime
pre-code
psycho
psychopath
serial killer
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