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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
★ 9.0/10
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Synopsis
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.
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Peter Lorre
as Hans Beckert
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Ellen Widmann
as Frau Beckmann
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Inge Landgut
as Elsie Beckmann
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Otto Wernicke
as Inspector Karl Lohmann
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Theodor Loos
as Inspector Groeber
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Gustaf Gründgens
as Schränker
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Friedrich Gnaß
as Franz
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Fritz Odemar
as The Cheater
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Paul Kemp
as Pickpocket with Six Watches
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Theo Lingen
as Bauernfänger
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This film is all about shadow -- it starts with the shadow of the murderer, ends with the murderer's self-defense speech about "shadowing himself", foreshadows the rise of Nazi Germany, and make all the films of the same genre that came afterwards feel overshadowed.