M poster
Director Fritz Lang
Screenplay Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou

M

Original Title: M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

Tagline: Who is the murderer?

Release Date: 1931-05-11

Duration: 111 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Peter Lorre
    Hans Beckert
  • Ellen Widmann
    Frau Beckmann
  • Theo Lingen
    Bauernfänger
  • Gerhard Bienert
    Criminal Secretary
  • Franz Stein
    Minister
  • Gustaf Gründgens
    Schränker
  • Paul Mederow
    Staatsanwalt
  • Theodor Loos
    Inspector Groeber
  • Georg John
    Blind Panhandler
  • Inge Landgut
    Elsie Beckmann