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1931 • 1h50m Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating

8.1/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Fritz Lang

Screenplay

Fritz Lang

Thea von Harbou

Cast

Peter Lorre

Ellen Widmann

Inge Landgut

Release date

5/11/1931

Status

Released

Revenue

$35,274

Origin country

DE

Vote count

2432