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Mood:
- SuspensefulAtmosphericDisturbingRoughScary
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Plot:
- Police DetectiveSerial KillerPsychologicalMurderCrimesDeadlyLaw EnforcementMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- CrimeDramaThrillerForeign
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century30s
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Place:
- GermanyUrban
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Praise:
- ClassicCritically AcclaimedMasterpiece
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Based on:
- Based on Article
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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Flag:
- Violent Content
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M, 1931
German
Germany
Profile of M
M can be described as suspenseful, disturbing, and atmospheric. The plot revolves around a police detective, a serial killer, and law enforcement. The main genres are drama, foreign, and thriller. In approach, M is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. It is located in Germany. M takes place in the 1930s. Visually, it is black and white. It is inspired by an article. M has received attention for being a classic, a masterpiece, and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves violent content.
Summary of M
In Fritz Lang's startling and exquisite film M, fear stalks the streets of Berlin in the form of a serial child murderer whose grisly accomplishments are so heinous even the criminal minds of the underworld want him dead. Filmed in post-Weimar Germany during the infancy of the Nazi state, this tale of moral depravity serves not just as an allegory for the need of justice for all, but as an ominous foreshadowing of the sort of societal hysteria that leads to cultural witch hunts. Originally titled "Morder Unter Uns" ("Murderers Among Us"), M was one of Peter Lorre's (CASABLANCA) first major film roles. Fritz Lang's expressionistic eye plunges into the dark cityscape of Berlin, as he follows the killer whistling down the street, seducing small children with toys and candy, and eventually fleeing for his life. A city paralyzed by fear, and a vast criminal underground network of blind beggars, thieves and murderers, as well as an unforgettable climax notable for its startling statement about the murderous nature which resides within human beings, are all rendered in Lang's painterly cinematography of sharp angles, dark corners and breakneck pacing.
Details
| Language: | German |
| Country: | Germany |
| Release date: | 31 March 1933 |
| Runtime: | 117 min |
Cast and Crew
as Hans Beckert
as Inspector Karl Lohmann
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Users Reviews
- 26.February.2011
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- by: Andrew
- Andrew rated this movie
10/10Must See
- 13.September.2010
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- by: Mike
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