1931-In Original German with English Subtitles-black and white-Long before there was Norman Bates in Psycho, long before there was Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, there was Peter Lorre's brilliant performance as a... more » serial child murderer prowling the streets of Germany. Genius director Fritz Lang creates the genre of the serial killer movie with this masterpiece. The film is immediately chilling and frightening as it opens with some young children playing a game. A little girl points to the other kids one at a time as she recites a disturbing litany, "Just you wait a little while, the terrible man in black will come, with his chopper, he'll chop you up." We then see a nervous mother waiting for her young daughter to come home from school. Along the way she meet a shadowy man, the child killer that has been the subject of a long police manhunt. The police are baffled and have few leads. In an effort to make the streets safe they begin to crack down on the underworld. This however makes those involved in organized crime unhappy as their various shady business activities suffer. Who will catch the killer first, the police, or the underworld? Soon a clever trap is set for the murderer, who is marked with an M when he is finally identified. Peter Lorre gives the performance of his life as the deranged, tragic psychopath. This spellbinding thriller is light years ahead of its time.« less
Actor:Peter Lorre Director:Fritz Lang Genres:Horror Sub-Genres:Horror Studio:PR Studios Format:DVD - Full Screen DVD Release Date: 10/27/2010 Release Year: 2010 Run Time: 1hr 49min Screens: Full Screen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 8