Peter Lorre
Hans Beckert
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M is a 1931 German mystery thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre in his third screen role as Hans Beckert, a serial killer who targets children. Both Lang's first sound film and an early example of a procedural drama, [2] M centers on the manhunt for Beckert conducted by both the police and organized crime. [3]
M: Directed by Fritz Lang. With Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke. When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
- (170K)
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Fritz Lang
- 1931-08-31
Aug 3, 1997 · When "M” visits a bar, it is to show closeups of greasy sausages, spilled beer, rotten cheese and stale cigar butts. The film's story was inspired by the career of a serial killer in Dusseldorf. In "M,” Franz Becker preys on children -- offering them candy and friendship, and then killing them.
Jun 7, 2020 · When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, the criminal underworld decides to step in...Groundbreaking film by Fritz Lang neatly ...
- 109 min
- 284.9K
- Groovy Graveyard
Jul 10, 2016 · M ( German: M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder — "M - A city looks for a murderer") is a 1931 German drama - thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre. It was written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou and was the director's first sound film.
- 111 min
- 9.3K
- iconauta2
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police...
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- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
A simple, haunting musical phrase whistled offscreen tells us that a young girl will be killed. “Who Is the Murderer?” pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) closes in on little Elsie Beckmann . . .
