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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

1931·110'

Fritz Lang

DramaThrillerCrime

★ 8.1

Letterboxd TMDB #832

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.

Cast

Peter Lorre Hans Beckert

Ellen Widmann Frau Beckmann

Inge Landgut Elsie Beckmann

Otto Wernicke Inspector Karl Lohmann

Theodor Loos Inspector Groeber

Gustaf Gründgens Schränker

Friedrich Gnaß Franz

Fritz Odemar The Cheater

Paul Kemp Pickpocket with Six Watches

Theo Lingen Bauernfänger

Rudolf Blümner Becker's 'Attorney'

Georg John Blind Panhandler