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Who is the murderer? - M
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Title: M

Release Date: 11 May 1931

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Director: Nero-Film AG

Production Companies: Nero-Film AG

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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Average Vote: 8.08 (2207 votes)

Cast

  • Hans Beckert: Peter Lorre
  • Frau Beckmann: Ellen Widmann
  • Elsie Beckmann: Inge Landgut
  • Inspector Karl Lohmann: Otto Wernicke
  • Inspector Groeber: Theodor Loos
  • Schränker: Gustaf Gründgens
  • Franz: Friedrich Gnaß
  • The Cheater: Fritz Odemar
  • Pickpocket with Six Watches: Paul Kemp
  • Bauernfänger: Theo Lingen
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