M Movie Review 1931

The great Lang dissection of criminal deviance, following the tortured last days of a child murderer, and the efforts of both the police and the underground to bring him to justice. Poetic, compassionate, and chilling. Inspired by real-life serial killer Peter Kurten, known as "Vampire of Dusseldorf," Lang also borrowed story elements from Jack the Ripper's killing spree. Lorre's screen debut. Lang's personal favorite among his own films. In German with English subtitles. Remade in 1951.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 111 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Crime Drama, Serial Killers, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou

Cast

Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Gustav Grundgens, Otto Wernicke, Ernest Stahl-Nachbaur, Franz Stein, Theodore Loos, Fritz Gnass, Fritz Odemar, Paul Kemp, Theo Lingen, Georg John, Karl Platen, Rosa Valetti, Hertha von Walther, Rudolf Blumner

Cinematography

Fritz Arno Wagner, Gustav Rathje

Director

Fritz Lang

Music

Edvard Grieg

Producer

Nero