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 LorreHans Beckert
- Ellen WidmannFrau Beckmann
- Theo LingenBauernfänger
- Gerhard BienertCriminal Secretary
- Franz SteinMinister
- Gustaf GründgensSchränker
- Paul MederowStaatsanwalt
- Theodor LoosInspector Groeber
- Georg JohnBlind Panhandler
- Inge LandgutElsie Beckmann
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