M
“Who is the murderer?”
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
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Cast
79 people
Peter Lorre
Hans Beckert
Known for
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
Ellen Widmann
Frau Beckmann
Also in
Die 6 Kummer-Buben
Dällebach Kari
Inge Landgut
Elsie Beckmann
Also in
The Assumption of Hannele
Emil and the Detectives
Otto Wernicke
Inspector Karl Lohmann
Known for
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Titanic
Theodor Loos
Inspector Groeber
Known for
Metropolis
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Gustaf Gründgens
Schränker
Also in
Liebelei
Faust
Friedrich Gnaß
Franz
Also in
Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness
Raid in St. Pauli
Fritz Odemar
The Cheater
Also in
Clothes Make the Man
The Devious Path
Paul Kemp
Pickpocket with Six Watches
Known for
The 3 Penny Opera
Theo Lingen
Bauernfänger
Known for
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Rudolf Blümner
Becker's 'Attorney'
Also in
The Golem
New Year's Eve
Georg John
Blind Panhandler
Known for
The Last Laugh
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Fritz Lang Director · Thea von Harbou Screenplay Fritz Arno Wagner Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $35K · United States release March 31, 1933 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$35,274
Production
Nero-Film AG
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
Germany
Produced in
M - Mörder unter uns
Working title
Languages
Original title
M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 11, 1931
Theatrical · Berlin
United States · March 31, 1933
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
May 14, 1933 · Theatrical
September 30, 1933 · Theatrical
January 1, 1940 · Theatrical
March 15, 2013 · Limited theatrical · New York Film Forum
August 29, 2014 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Australia
June 9, 1963 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
November 2, 2016 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Brazil
August 2, 2019 · Theatrical
Canada
May 11, 2010 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Denmark
September 8, 1931 · Theatrical
October 27, 1947 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 24, 1960 · Theatrical · Re-release
Finland
September 2, 1960 · Theatrical
France
April 8, 1932 · Theatrical
March 24, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 5, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
June 6, 1996 · Theatrical · Restored Version
October 9, 1996 · Physical
Greece
January 23, 1933 · Theatrical
July 28, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 31, 2018 · Premiere · Anatomy Crime & Horror International Film Festival
July 13, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
Italy
August 26, 1960 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 16, 1931 · Theatrical
January 5, 2006 · Theatrical · Re-release
Norway
September 21, 1931 · Theatrical
Russia
October 7, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Spain
November 24, 1931 · Theatrical
December 28, 1931 · Theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
August 31, 1931 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 22, 1932 · Theatrical · London
September 5, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
November 16, 2014 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
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