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Director: | Lang, Fritz, Gnaß, Friedrich, Gründgens, Gustaf, John, Georg, Kemp, Paul, Lorre, Peter |
Studio: | Nero-Film AG |
Writer: | Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang |
Rating: | 8.6 (54,676 votes) |
Date Added: | 2012-06-05 |
ASIN: | 037429197820 |
Awards: | 1 win |
Genre: | German films |
IMDb: | 0022100 |
Duration: | 1:50:00 |
Aspect Ratio: | 1.20 : 1 |
Sound: | Mono |
Languages: | German |
Subtitles: | English |
LAC code: | 300009016 |
DVD or VHS: | DVD |
Original: | original |
Lang, Fritz, Gnaß, Friedrich, Gründgens, Gustaf, John, Georg, Kemp, Paul, Lorre, Peter | ... | (Director) |
Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang | ... | (Writer) |
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Peter Lorre | ... | Hans Beckert | Ellen Widmann | ... | Frau Beckmann | Inge Landgut | ... | Elsie Beckmann | Otto Wernicke | ... | Inspector Karl Lohmann | Theodor Loos | ... | Inspector Groeber | Gustaf Gründgens | ... | Schränker | Friedrich Gnaß | ... | Franz, the burglar | Fritz Odemar | ... | The cheater | Paul Kemp | ... | Pickpocket with six watches | Theo Lingen | ... | Bauernfänger | Rudolf Blümner | ... | Beckert's defender | Georg John | ... | Blind panhandler | Franz Stein | ... | Minister | Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur | ... | Police chief | Gerhard Bienert | ... | Criminal secretary |
Summary: On moratorium since the end of March, Fritz Lang's serial killer thriller starring Peter Lorre returns to DVD in a fully restored, special edition double-disc set. A simple, haunting musical phrase whistled off-screen tells us that a young girl will be killed. "Who is the murderer?" pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert (Lorre) closes in on little Elsie Beckmann... In his harrowing masterwork, Lang merged trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that to this day remains the blueprint for the psychological thriller. The Criterion Collection is proud to present a new restoration of this landmark film in an all-new two-disc set, also including audio commentary by two German film scholars; an interview film Conversation with Fritz Lang, directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection); a short film inspired by M by director Claude Chabrol (La Ceremonie, Les Biches); classroom tapes of M's editor discussing the film and its history; and much more.
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