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May 17, 2024 · M is a 1931 German mystery suspense thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre (in his third screen role) as Hans Beckert, a serial killer who targets children.
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May 9, 2024 · 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. The Criterion Collection is proud to present a new restoration of this landmark film.
May 8, 2024 · Peter Lorre, as child murderer Hans Beckert in the dark and Fritz Lang, as the director in the light. ‘M (1931)’ is Lang´s masterpiece. A widespread opinion is that ‘M (1931)’ is the real foundation stone for Film Noir, and not ‘The Maltese Falcon (1941).’
6 days ago · A still from ‘M’, Fritz Lang’s 1931 thriller about a Weimar-era child killer I hate to go from something so beautiful to something surpassingly ugly, but attention must be paid to this astonishing sign of the times.
3 days ago · 10 'Frankenstein' (1931) Directed by James Whale Image via Universal Pictures. Back in the 1920s, Universal was bleeding cash. ... The Austrian-American Fritz Lang began his filmmaking career in ...
May 11, 2024 · I loved the original of this poster for Fritz Lang’s brilliant and innovative M (released on this day in 1931)... Mark Wilkinson (@inkshedpress). 16 Likes. I loved the original of this poster for Fritz Lang’s brilliant and innovative M (released on this day in 1931) so much I totally cribbed it to make this...
May 8, 2024 · The first, Man Hunt, was released in June 1941, six months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America’s belated entry into the war. As one who fled Nazi Germany, Lang knew all too well the dangers they posed to Europe and the world at large.
