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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Release: 1931-05-11
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 8.1
Drama
Thriller
Crime
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.
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Nero-Film AG
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Cast
Ellen Widmann
as Frau Beckmann
Otto Wernicke
as Inspector Karl Lohmann
Theodor Loos
as Inspector Groeber
Fritz Odemar
as The Cheater
Theo Lingen
as Bauernfänger
Georg John
as Blind Panhandler
Hertha von Walther
as Prostitute
Peter Lorre
as Hans Beckert
Friedrich Gnaß
as Franz
Karl Platen
as Damowitz
Rosa Valetti
as Bartender
Carl Ballhaus
as Leeser
Gustaf Gründgens
as Schränker
Paul Kemp
as Pickpocket with Six Watches
Rudolf Blümner
as Becker's 'Attorney'
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
as Police Chief
Inge Landgut
as Elsie Beckmann
Gerhard Bienert
as Criminal Secretary
