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Who is the murderer?
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User Score2,476 ratings
TMDB 8.116+19311h 50mGerman
DramaThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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.

Director
Fritz LangFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Nero-Film AG1 production companies
Release
May 11, 1931Released
Box Office
$35,274

Top Cast

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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
Friedrich Gnaß
Franz
Fritz Odemar
Fritz Odemar
The Cheater

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Reviews

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Wiccaburr
Oct 7, 2020

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.

badelf
May 31, 2023

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

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