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DramaThrillerCrime
8.1/10
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|110 min
Release Date: 1931-05-11
Overview - 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 Companies
Nero-Film AG
User Reviews
Wiccaburr
8/10
The movie is classic and yet this is my first time watching this. Peter Lorre alone is worth seeing this movie as he always played such the great villain. No music keeps your focus on the image and dialogue throughout the movie. Camera work looks pretty awesome especially when they start doing the manhunt. This movie clocks in at almost two hours so there will be a lot of pacing and dialogu...
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badelf
10/10
So you say you want to enroll in film school? Don't bother. Just watch Fritz Lang's M and Metropolis.
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