M

M

  • Director: Fritz Lang
  • Writer: Thea von Harbou,Fritz Lang,Egon Jacobsohn
  • Countries of origin: Germany
  • Language: German
  • Release date: August 31, 1931
  • Runtime: 1h 39min
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.20 : 1
  • Also known as: Murderers Among Us
  • "M" is a 117-minute thriller film produced by German Nero-Film AG. The film was directed by Friedrich Christian Anton Lang, starring Peter Lorre , Ellen Widmann , Inge Landgut , Otto Wernicke, etc., and was released in Germany on May 11, 1931.
    The film tells the story of a perverted murderer in Berlin, Germany in the 1930s. The police and the underground gang launched a game during the search, which then evolved into a three-way showdown   .

    Details

    • Release date August 31, 1931
    • Filming locations Staaken, Spandau, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies Nero-Film AG

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $35,566

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $6,123

    Gross worldwide

    $35,566

    Movie reviews

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    • By Eduardo 2022-08-01 17:15:20

      M--If You were the Judge, How would You Decide M?

      What if there is a bug in the system? But this is not the same. For a system, bugs need to be dealt with. In a system composed of countless players, if there is a change in the account of one person, the account is usually banned, and the account is banned for 100 years. Where does your law stand, the god on the top of the Virgin? still standing in the human mind.

    • By Flavio 2022-07-26 12:40:00

      M--The Sound That Runs Through The Film

      Sound is certainly the highlight of this movie. It is clever how Lang connects sound into the movie or how he includes sound as another element of mise-en-scene. In M, Lang transits different scenes through sound, and it can also be seen as a new form of associative editing. For example, with the mother's calling of Elsie's name, the audience sees several places where Elsie could possibly be.

    • By Cheyenne 2022-04-21 09:01:44

      an old movie

      Probably the oldest movie I've ever seen. M is the Murderer was filmed in 1931. At that time, my father's grandfather was just a grown-up boy. This was also the first sound film by German director Lang.
      Unfortunately, due to technical limitations of the film, I couldn't enjoy it. I remember how excited and obsessed I was when I watched the 83 version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Now that I have watched a lot of blockbusters and asked me to appreciate the 83 Condor Heroes, I can only...

    • By Pinkie 2022-04-21 09:01:44

      Who is the murderer

      Movies with sound only appeared in 1927. A serial child killer appeared under the black and white search, and was tried by the underworld. The end was in the real court, and the words from the mother of the three victims stopped abruptly in the voice of the mother of the three victims: We should also pay more attention to our children. The film's dark humor and irony are obvious. When the gang tried the murderer, the "presiding judge" said that all the people present were legal experts, and all...

    • By Davon 2022-04-21 09:01:44

      express one's mind

      There are no major audio-visual features. The camera under the office building is quite modern, and several scenes use commentary to transition. It is the first time to use sound for a silent film after a long time. I am very excited. Wikipedia says that the whistle is the biggest in this film. but I think it is quite novel to use objective lens to portray the hunted murderer as the victim. The audience is not on the attacking (searching) side by the camera, but stands on the attacking side, so...

    User comments

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    • By Francisco 2023-08-20 09:45:57

      The mediocre people are still playing in the mud, but the big guys have turned their voices into the key to the narrative... The police who didn't play any role became the biggest winner of the whole incident, and Lenovo's other thought-provoking part is: to arrest Is it possible to trample on citizens' privacy in the name of a...

    • By Emil 2023-03-10 16:17:27

      The earliest film about a serial killer. The final trial convened by the gang and the common people is a classic, and sometimes the law can't do justice, because the criminal always thinks of an excuse to escape...

    • By Karelle 2022-11-01 20:14:08

      It's hard to imagine that this is a 1931 film. The film is full of various actions of black and white forces looking for the murderer of the little girl, exaggerated and real deployment, tension-filled confrontation, and sometimes a laughing and crying atmosphere, all of which are great. Even today we can still see criminals being profiled through fingerprints and notes in FBI crime investigations, as well as crime scene visits and investigations. The completeness and realism of the story is...

    • By Blaze 2022-10-01 01:29:34

      The seemingly orthodox narrative, but the heart is cold. Because the business was affected, the underworld cast a wide net to catch the murderer of the child. Ironically, this group of underworld convened the public to set up a private court for trial. The lawyer defended that the murderer was a mental patient and should be treated rather than executed. However, other people did not Accept that reason. You can't rely on public power, you can't expect the law to make up for it, and in the end...

    • By Jaydon 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      “This would not bring back our children, we too, should keep closer watch on our...

    Background creation

    The title of the film "M" refers to the fact that when the blind man selling balloons spotted the killer, a gangster wrote an "M" (the first letter of the murderer's name) in his palm with chalk , and then pretended to talk to the killer. His hand patted his back and printed "M" on his coat. The original name of the film was "M-Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (M-the murderer that the whole city is looking for) ", but it was changed to...
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    Evaluation action

    This film, which was released in 1931, demonstrated many shooting concepts that transcended the era, first showing many characteristics of the era of transition from silent films to sound films. The second is the bold choice of the subject of perverted criminals who tortured young girls, the simultaneous interpretation of multiple clues, and the gorgeous use of montage techniques. The positioning of the film is also very interesting....
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    Movie quotes

    • Girl in Circle at the Beginning: [First lines] Just you wait, it won't be long, The man in black will soon be here, With his cleaver's blade so true, He'll make mincemeat out of you!

    • Graphologist: The aforementioned diamond-shaped and swelling swoops, clearly seen in the word 'soon,' third line from the bottom... attest to the strongly pathological sexuality of the sex offender. Period.

    • Prostitute: Let me go, you dirty bastard! Let me go, you son of a bitch! Goddamn bastard! Put me down! Let me go!