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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

1931 · 110 min · Drama

As a child murderer stalks Berlin, the police dragnet grows so disruptive that the city's own criminal underworld sets out to hunt the killer down. Fritz Lang's chilling early sound-era masterpiece of dread and mob justice.

Why it’s here

Fritz Lang’s Berlin crime film remains a foundational German sound-film landmark and the top film in the German Kinematheksverbund expert poll.

Runtime

110 min

Genre

Drama · Thriller · Crime

Mood

tense · thoughtful

Entry

easy entry

Best for

first visit · film history

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