M (1931)
M (1931)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Peter Lorre
Hans Beckert
Ellen Widmann
Frau Beckmann
Inge Landgut
Elsie Beckmann
Otto Wernicke
Inspector Karl Lohmann
Theodor Loos
Inspector Groeber
Gustaf Gründgens
Schränker
Friedrich Gnaß
Franz
Fritz Odemar
The Cheater
Paul Kemp
Pickpocket with Six Watches
Theo Lingen
Bauernfänger
Rudolf Blümner
Becker's 'Attorney'
Georg John
Blind Panhandler
Franz Stein
Minister
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Police Chief
Gerhard Bienert
Criminal Secretary
Karl Platen
Damowitz
Rosa Valetti
Bartender
Hertha von Walther
Prostitute
Carl Ballhaus
Leeser
Paul Mederow
Staatsanwalt
Hadrian Maria Netto
Polizeihauptmann
Lucie Rhoden
Sekretärin im Polizeiarchiv
Karl Hannemann
Kriminalbeamter
Karl Vollbrecht
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 11, 1931
Original NameM - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Content RatingPG-13
Box Office$35,274
Filming LocationsBerlin, Germany
Genres
Wiki.
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.The film's screenplay was written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou, and it was Lang's first sound film. It features many cinematic innovations, including the use of long, fluid tracking shots, and a musical leitmotif in the form of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" whistled by Lorre's character. Now considered a timeless classic, the film was deemed by Lang to be his magnum opus.
It is widely considered one of the greatest films of all time, and an indispensable influence on modern crime and thriller fiction.