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M (1931)

8.1/10 2,290 votes 1h 51m HD

Overview

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

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Cast

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Hans Beckert

Ellen Widmann

Ellen Widmann

Frau Beckmann

Inge Landgut

Inge Landgut

Elsie Beckmann

Otto Wernicke

Otto Wernicke

Inspector Karl Lohmann

Theodor Loos

Theodor Loos

Inspector Groeber

Gustaf Gründgens

Gustaf Gründgens

Schränker

Fritz Odemar

Fritz Odemar

The Cheater

Paul Kemp

Paul Kemp

Pickpocket with Six Watches

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Wiccaburr

Wiccaburr

8/10

The movie is classic and yet this is my first time watching this.

Peter Lorre alone is worth seeing this movie as he always played such the great villain. No music keeps your focus on the image and dialogue throughout the movie. Camera work looks pretty awesome especially when they start doing the manhunt.

This movie clocks in at almost two hours so there will be a lot of pacing and dialogue to go through. It will feel a bit dragging when Lorre isn't on the screen but it is well worth going through the film to see how it all plays out.

October 7, 2020
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badelf

10/10

So you say you want to enroll in film school? Don't bother. Just watch Fritz Lang's M and Metropolis.

May 31, 2023
James

James

7/10

Random person: Nobody knows him (The murderer). Woman who lives with the murderer: Am I a joke to you?

October 20, 2023
James

James

7/10

Stone cold classic. Certainly one of the best time films about orange peels being littered.

October 20, 2023
Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

9/10

**One of the masterpieces of classic German cinema.**

There isn't much that can be said about this film that almost everyone hasn't already said or written. It is one of the great films of German cinema, one of the best productions that were made before the Second World War and one of the best films in the career of the renowned director Fritz Lang, who shortly afterward would leave Germany due to the rise of Nazism, refusing to deal with that political regime.

The film is inspired by real events, namely the murderous path of Peter Kürten, the “Vampire of Düsseldorf”, who terrorized people at the same time and also had young teenagers as his victims. The film manages to capture very well the feeling of fear that existed among the people of the city and the attempts that the police made to find this merciless killer.

The cinematography, in black and white, still shows signs of the influence of German expressionism without, however, giving up the realism that the entire film demanded. In fact, I can't say whether the film was inspired by “noir” or came to inspire “noir” later, but I could see the aesthetic and style similarities. Peter Lorre is the only actor who stands out: he brought the main role to life and shines without almost having to say anything. It's an excellent work by the actor and has undoubtedly opened many doors for him.

October 28, 2023

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