M – A City Searches for a Murderer

Germany (1931),111 min. Bluray Projection
German  with English subtitles

Director: Friz Lang
Screenplay: Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou
Cinematography: Fritz A. Wagner
Producer: Seymour Nebenzal
Cast: Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke, Gustav Gründgens
Production Company: Nero-Film A.G.

Peter Lorre is unforgettable as a serial killer preying on children. When the ensuing police crackdown proves bad for Berlin’s underworld, the outlaws start a manhunt fort he murderer. This engrossing thriller was Fritz Lang’s first sound film, produced  two years before he fled Nazi Germany for a Hollywood career.