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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
Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.
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Nov 24, 2020 · With his 1931 film noir M, Fritz Lang crafts a universe in which telling the difference between good and evil is no easy feat. ... Features and Columns · Movies. Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ and the ...
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. Now considered a classic, the film was deemed by Fritz Lang as the finest work ...
M. Peter Lorre in M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang. 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.
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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 . . . In his harrowing masterwork M, Fritz Lang merges trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that ...
