M
1931 · directed by Fritz Lang
- Rating
- 100/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250, Criterion
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.
M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang, rates 100/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Peter Lorre
- Ellen Widmann
- Inge Landgut
- Otto Wernicke
- Theodor Loos
- Gustaf Gründgens
- Friedrich Gnaß
- Fritz Odemar
- Paul Kemp
- Theo Lingen
Crew
- Fritz Arno Wagner — Director of Photography
- Paul Falkenberg — Editor
- Fritz Lang — Screenplay
- Thea von Harbou — Screenplay
More from Fritz Lang
- Metropolis (1927) — 88/100 · hit
- Scarlet Street (1945) — 86/100 · hit
- The Big Heat (1953) — 85/100 · hit
- Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) — 85/100 · hit
- Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922) — 84/100 · hit
- Fury (1936) — 83/100 · hit
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