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8.1/10 • 2.3K

1931-05-111h 51m

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Who is the murderer?

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.

Directors
Fritz Lang
Editors
Paul Falkenberg

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Peter Lorre

    Peter Lorre

    Hans Beckert

  2. Ellen Widmann

    Ellen Widmann

    Frau Beckmann

  3. Inge Landgut

    Inge Landgut

    Elsie Beckmann

  4. Otto Wernicke

    Otto Wernicke

    Inspector Karl Lohmann

  5. Theodor Loos

    Theodor Loos

    Inspector Groeber

  6. Gustaf Gründgens

    Gustaf Gründgens

    Schränker

  7. Friedrich Gnaß

    Friedrich Gnaß

    Franz

  8. Fritz Odemar

    Fritz Odemar

    The Cheater

  9. Paul Kemp

    Paul Kemp

    Pickpocket with Six Watches

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Wiccaburr

Oct 7, 2020

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 dialogue to go through. It will feel a bit dragging when Lorre isn't on the screen but it is well worth going through the film to see how it all plays out.

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Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
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Revenue
$35,274.00
Keywords
berlin, germanygermanypsychopathdetective inspectorchild murderinvestigationorganized crimeserial killerblack and whitecriminalpre-codepsychoexpressionismgerman expressionismcrime