M - The Masters of Cinema Series [videorecording]
2011
Videos and DVDs
Fritz Lang directs this classic German thriller starring Peter Lorre and Otto Wernicke. The city of Berlin is being terrorised by a notorious child molester (Lorre) and, frustrated by the failure of the police to catch the culprit, the underworld criminals organise themselves to hunt him down.
Main title:
M - The Masters of Cinema Series [videorecording] / producer, Seymour Nebenzal.
Author:
Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976, directorJansen, Adolf, composer (expression)Lorre, Peter, actorWernicke, Otto, actorWidmann, Ellen, actorJacobson, Egon, book author
Imprint:
[United Kingdom] : Eureka, 2011.
Collation:
1 Blu-Ray (110 min.) : black and white
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region B, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Scene access, Languages (German), Subtitles (English), Commentary (Anton Kaes and Eric Rentschler (German film scholars); Martin Koerber (restoration expert), Peter Bogdanovich (filmmaker) and Torsten Kaiser (historian)), Other documentaries ('Zum Beispiel Fritz Lang' (1968)), Original 1932 British release version of 'M', presented in its entirety, recently rediscovered, featuring different actors, alternate takes, and Peter Lorre s first performance in English, courtesy of the BFI National Archive.Made in 1931.Based on An article by Egon Jacobson.BRN.In German; Closed captioning in English.
Credits:
Credits: director, Fritz Lang; writer, Thea Von Harbou; writer, Paul Falkenberg; writer, Adolf Jansen; writer, Karl Vash; music, Adolf Jansen.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Gustav Grundgens, Theodor Loos, Theo Lingen, Georg John, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
System details:
Blu-Ray.
Dewey class:
791.437PG
Language:
German
Subject:
BRN:
576630
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