M (1931)

8.6	Listal rating
8.6	IMDB rating

Directed by

Fritz Lang

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Hans Beckert

Frau Beckmann

Elsie Beckmann

Inspector Karl Lohmann

Inspector Groeber

Schränker

Franz, the burglar

The cheater

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Egon Jacobson

(article) uncredited

Thea von Harbou

(script) and

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M for Masterpiece...

3 years, 7 months ago at Sep 28 21:17

PvtCaboose91

7 votes

"What do you know about it? Who are you anyway? Who are you? Criminals? Are you proud of yourselves? Proud of breaking safes or cheating at cards? Things you could just as well keep your fingers off. You wouldn't need to do all that if you'd learn a proper trade or if you'd work. If you weren't a bunch of lazy bastards. But I... I can't help myself! I have no control over this, this evil thing ins... read more

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1 year, 2 months ago at Mar 4 7:21

propelas

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Movie-classic myth in German cinema. The forerunner of later film noir.For the first time we see the psychological approach and apology criminal.One unsurpassed movie's terrible Fritz Lang and a sample of the classic German cinema to pave the way and the rest of the film kind.Fritz Lang masterpiece after the fairy still manages an achievement showing amount importance of the cinema. The interpreta... read more

The fire, the voices, the torment!

3 years, 7 months ago at Oct 5 5:01

AgentLexi

2 votes

''I can't help what I do! I can't help it, I can't... ''

When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.

Peter Lorre: Hans Beckert

''I... I can't help myself! I have no control over this, this evil thing inside of me, the fire, the voices, the torment!''

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Description: A child murderer is at large, so the police, due to public outcry, launch an intense investigation to find the killer. After some time, the ongoing manhunt has only achieved in angering the criminal underworld whose operations are being disrupted by the intense police prescence in their city, so they team up and decide to track down t ... (more)

Release date : 31 August 1931
UPC: 037429126523

Crime (24), German (18), Thriller (17), 1930s (17), Germany (16), Serial Killer (15), Murder (12), 1931 (12), Film Noir (9), Classic (9), Drama (8), Black & White (8), Whistling (8), Trial (7), Paranoia (6), Police (6), German Expressionism (6), Interrogation (6), Investigation (6), Organized Crime (4)

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Decent review, but I don't know what you would fnd boring about it. The first half is a brilliant look at public hysteria/police incompetence, and the second half is haunting as fuck I guess we just

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