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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. An early example of a procedural drama, the film centers on the manhunt for Lorre's character, conducted by both the police and the criminal underworld.
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.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Fritz Lang
- 1931-08-31
Aug 3, 1997 · The horror of the faces: That is the overwhelming image that remains from a recent viewing of the restored version of “M,” Fritz Lang 's famous 1931 film about a child murderer in Germany. In my memory it was a film that centered on the killer, the creepy little Franz Becker, played by Peter Lorre.
Feb 1, 2024 · Fritz Lang. Publication date. 1931. Topics. 1931, M, Fritz Lang, Serial Killer, Crime Films, Feature Films, German Films. Language. english-handwritten. There have been a rash of child abductions and murders in Berlin. murderer lures the children into his confidence by candy and other such. child friendly items.
- 109 min
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
Nov 24, 2020 · Austrian-German filmmaker Fritz Lang, who is sometimes referred to as the “inventor of film noir,” adopts these themes in M, which follows a city council obsessed with hunting down and...
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.
