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A simple, haunting musical phrase whistled offscreen tells us that a young girl will be killed. “Who Is the Murderer?” pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) closes in on little Elsie Beckmann . . . In his harrowing masterwork M, Fritz Lang merges 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.
Original Release
03/01/1951
US Release
03/01/1951
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Cast
Name | Character |
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David Wayne | Martin W. Harrow |
Howard Da Silva | Inspector Carney |
Martin Gabel | Charlie Marshall / Charlie Marshall, crime boss |
Luther Adler | Dan Langley |
Steve Brodie | Police Lt. Becker / Lt. Becker |
Raymond Burr | Pottsy |
Glenn Anders | Riggert |
Norman Lloyd | Sutro |
Walter Burke | MacMahan |
John Miljan | Blind Baloon Vendor |
Directors
Writers
Norman Reilly Raine, Leo Katcher, Waldo Salt, Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Wayne | Martin W. Harrow |
Howard Da Silva | Inspector Carney |
Martin Gabel | Charlie Marshall / Charlie Marshall, crime boss |
Luther Adler | Dan Langley |
Steve Brodie | Police Lt. Becker / Lt. Becker |
Raymond Burr | Pottsy |
Glenn Anders | Riggert |
Norman Lloyd | Sutro |
Walter Burke | MacMahan |
John Miljan | Blind Baloon Vendor |
Roy Engel | Police Chief Regan |
Janine Perreau | The Last Little Girl / Last Little Girl |
Leonard Bremen | Lemke / Lemke (as Lennie Bremen) |
Benny Burt | Jansen |
Bernard Szold | Bradbury Bldg. Watchman |
Robin Fletcher | Elsie Coster |
Karen Morley | Mrs. Coster |
Jim Backus | The Mayor |
Jorja Curtright | Mrs. Stewart |
Frances Karath | Little Girl in Hallway |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Harold Nebenzal | Producer |
Seymour Nebenzal | Producer |