Peter Lorre
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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.
- (169K)
- 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 · M - Full Movie - B&W - Mystery/Suspense - Fritz Lang - Peter Lorre - German with English subs (1931) When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, the criminal...
- 109 min
- 278.6K
- Groovy Graveyard
Currently you are able to watch "M" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Classix. It is also possible to buy "M" on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Vudu as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple TV online.
- Fritz Lang
- PG-13
- 29
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so...
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- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
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Sep 9, 2022 · "M" opens on a group of kids in Berlin playing a game involving a macabre nursery rhyme (is there any other kind?), all while parents wait anxiously outside of a...
