M

109 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | May 11, 1931

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

109 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | May 11, 1931

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.

IMDb rating	8.3
Producers	Nero-Film AG
Original title	M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Directors	Fritz Lang
Writers	Egon Jacobson, Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang

Cast

Peter Lorre

as Hans Beckert

Ellen Widmann

as Frau Beckmann

Inge Landgut

as Elsie Beckmann

Otto Wernicke

as Inspector Karl Lohmann

Theodor Loos

as Inspector Groeber

Gustaf Gründgens

as Schränker

Friedrich Gnaß

as Franz

Fritz Odemar

as The Cheater

Paul Kemp

as Pickpocket with Six Watches

Theo Lingen

as Bauernfänger

Rudolf Blümner

as Becker's 'Attorney'

Georg John

as Blind Panhandler

Franz Stein

as Minister

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

as Police Chief

Gerhard Bienert

as Criminal Secretary

Karl Platen

as Damowitz

Rosa Valetti

as Bartender

Hertha von Walther

as Prostitute

Carl Ballhaus

as Leeser

Paul Mederow

as Staatsanwalt

Hadrian Maria Netto

as Polizeihauptmann

Lucie Rhoden

as Sekretärin im Polizeiarchiv

Karl Hannemann

as Kriminalbeamter