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Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈkʁɪsti̯an ˈantɔn laŋ]; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang ([fʁɪt͡s laŋ]), was an Austrian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.
Nov 24, 2020 · In this entry, we explore Fritz Lang’s terrifying, gritty 1931 manhunt thriller, M. Children disappearing off the streets of Berlin, parents forming their own committee for justice?
In his harrowing masterwork M, Fritz Lang merges trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that to this day remains the blueprint for the psychological thriller. Film Info. Germany. 1931. 110 minutes. Black & White. 1.19:1. German. Spine #30. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES.
M, German thriller film, released in 1931, that was noted for its use of groundbreaking lighting techniques and offscreen sound to maximize a sense of horror. M was German director Fritz Lang’s first sound film, and it featured Peter Lorre in his first major screen role.
The audio-visual restoration (and recovery of missing scenes) by the Europeam team of film technicians must have been a labour of love and a real celebration of Fritz Lang.
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Sep 4, 2014 · M review – Fritz Lang's superb thriller fascinates This article is more than 9 years old Paranoia and a feverish atmosphere surround the hunt for a child-killer in this re-release of the ...
Fritz Lang had been directing in Berlin since 1919, and by 1931 he had made more than a dozen films. M was his first sound film, but no one could know that from the film itself. His use of that new instrument, the soundtrack, leaps at once past mere verisimilitude to evocation.
