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M (1931) | The Film Index

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M

1931110 minDirected by Fritz Lang

1931

M

Credits

Director

Writers

★Fritz Lang ★Thea von Harbou

Cast

Character: Hans Beckert

★Ellen Widmann

Character: Frau Beckmann

★Inge Landgut

Character: Elsie Beckmann

★Otto Wernicke

Character: Inspector Karl Lohmann

★Theodor Loos

Character: Inspector Groeber

★Gustaf Gründgens

Character: Schränker

★Friedrich Gnaß

Character: Franz

★Fritz Odemar

Character: The Cheater

Other

★Fritz Arno Wagner

Credit: Cinematographer

★Seymour Nebenzal

Credit: Producer

Film Record

M

Country: Germany
Release: 11 MAY 1931
Runtime: 110 min
Original Language: German

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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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