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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.
Theatrical
May 14, 1933
Box Office
$35K
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 3, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producer
Studio
Nero-Film AG
Original Title
M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Original Language
German
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See all →Reflections on Conflict and Western Decline
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Celebrating the Masterpiece of the Twenties
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Cast
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Peter Lorre
Hans Beckert
E
Ellen Widmann
Frau Beckmann
I
Inge Landgut
Elsie Beckmann
O
Otto Wernicke
Inspector Karl Lohmann
T
Theodor Loos
Inspector Groeber
G
Gustaf Gründgens
Schränker
F
Friedrich Gnaß
Franz
F
Fritz Odemar
The Cheater
P
Paul Kemp
Pickpocket with Six Watches
T
Theo Lingen
Bauernfänger
R
Rudolf Blümner
Becker's 'Attorney'
G
Georg John
Blind Panhandler
F
Franz Stein
Minister
E
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Police Chief
G
Gerhard Bienert
Criminal Secretary
K
Karl Platen
Damowitz
R
Rosa Valetti
Bartender
H
Hertha von Walther
Prostitute
C
Carl Ballhaus
Leeser
P
Paul Mederow
Staatsanwalt
