M - eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Fritz Lang / DEUZE, 1931 / 108 min.
This expressionist classic, Fritz Lang’s first sound film, tells the story of the psychopathic child murderer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre).
Beckert, prowling in the shadows of the city, somehow evades getting caught. In the end he falls into the hands of professional criminals. They are worried about their own business now that the police are heavily patrolling the streets.
Fritz Lang did not portray the murderer as a despicable monster, but as a human being and a victim of society. The film was highly controversial in Germany as it was based on true events. In the late 1920s, a savage serial killer known as the ‘Vampire of Düsseldorf’ struck terror in Düsseldorf.
Screened in 35mm.
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Director
Fritz Lang
Production year
1931
Country
DEUZE
Original title
M - eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Length
108 min.
Language
German
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Film Noir
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