M (1931) 8.4
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Director:Fritz Lang |
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M (1931) 8.4
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Director:Fritz Lang |
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Peter Lorre | ... | ||
Ellen Widmann | ... | ||
Inge Landgut | ... | ||
Otto Wernicke | ... | ||
Theodor Loos | ... | ||
Gustaf Gründgens | ... | ||
Friedrich Gnaß | ... | ||
Fritz Odemar | ... | ||
Paul Kemp | ... | ||
Theo Lingen | ... | ||
Rudolf Blümner | ... | ||
Georg John | ... | ||
Franz Stein | ... | ||
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur | ... | ||
Gerhard Bienert | ... |
In Germany, Hans Beckert is an unknown killer of girls. He whistles Edvard Grieg's 'In The Hall of the Mountain King', from the 'Peer Gynt' Suite I Op. 46 while attracting the little girls for death. The police force pressed by the Minister give its best effort trying unsuccessfully to arrest the serial killer. The organized crime has great losses due to the intense search and siege of the police and decides to chase the murderer, with the support of the beggars association. They catch Hans and briefly judge him. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This is one of those movies that will stay with you for the rest of your life. The characters are ugly and disturbing, there is nothing "cute" in this movie.
There are constant parallelisms drawn between the police and the underworld and the common way in which they operate.
We also get to journey into the mind of the madman. If you enjoyed "Silence of the Lambs", you should see this also.
Of course you must be patient enough to deal with subtitles, and the fact that this is a very old movie - one of the first "talkies". But most viewers will get something out of the dialogue even without knowing the German language.