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M (1933) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
218 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.19/4 |
# of Ratings: |
151 |
Genres: |
Crime, Thriller |
Rating: |
NR |
Language: |
German |
Theater Date: | 03/31/1933 |
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Director: |
Fritz Lang |
Actors: |
Peter Lorre
Otto Wernicke
Theodor Loos
Gustaf Gründgens
Friedrich Gnaß
Theo Lingen |
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Plot Outline:
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When the police can't solve a mystery, others are brought in to join the search.
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mitchellyoung 12/28/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
Director Fritz Lang does a lot with very little, using creative cinematography, shadows, and dramatic tension to paint a story of subtle terror and monstrosity. Peter Lorre is the right actor for the role of the grotesque killer and the film, for its age, is a lot more frightening and significant because of what it does show than what it does. |
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Snoogans 10/27/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
A greatly directed and absorbing slow thriller. There are some suspenseful moments in the second half that lead up to a confrontational climax in which some moral questions are raised. It's all topped off by a memorable performance from Lorre as the child murderer. |
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SIngli6 03/25/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
Simultaneously a magnificent suspense thriller (it inspired Alfred Hitchcock, for heaven's sake!) and investigation into the nature of evil, 'M' is exactly the kind of courageous cinema that is demonstrably lacking in our current celluloid climate. |
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11/19/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Had some blurry shots and shaky camera angles that wasn't really intended. Everything seems to move in slow motion. The screenplay had some humor in it. Peter Lorre was brilliant, not enough could be said with the rest of the cast. Had many thrilling moments and usage of glass. Had some interesting lines from the film: Schränker - "We just want to render you harmless. That's what we want. But you'll only be harmless when you're dead." Hans - "It's there all the time, driving me out to wander the streets, following me, silently, but I can feel it there. It's me, pursuing myself! I want to escape, to escape from myself! But it's impossible. I can't escape, I have to obey it. I have to run, run… endless streets. I want to escape, to get away! And I'm pursued by ghosts. Ghosts of mother... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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07/31/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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The M stands for Masterpiece |
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An amazing piece of cinema that even though is 75 years old, still manages to evoke a powerful response. Even today you will be hard-pressed to find a more compelling story dealing with crime - especially as one as abhorred as a child-killer.
Pretty much any film dealing with a search for a killer - think Se7ev, Silence of the Lambs, etc. owes its existence to a chance that Fritz Lang took with this film. Peter Lorre ranks near the top of the villain category with his portrayal of the murderer that is so evil, not only are the cops after him, but so are common criminals for marring their image.
The tension is palpable throughout M - whether it's the creepy whistle of Hall of the Mountain King or a deadly game of hide in seek in a darkened attic - it never lets. The use of shadows a... |
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4/4 |
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