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81% Critic Match
M
“Who is the murderer?”
8.1 / 10• 1931• 1h 50m•PG-13• German
DramaThrillerCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Peter Lorre
Hans Beckert
Lead
Ellen Widmann
Frau Beckmann
Inge Landgut
Elsie Beckmann
Otto Wernicke
Inspector Karl Lohmann
Theodor Loos
Inspector Groeber
Gustaf Gründgens
Schränker
FG
Friedrich Gnaß
Franz
Fritz Odemar
The Cheater
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fritz Lang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. M is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
