M – A City Searches for a Murderer (restored) (1931, German Expressionism, imdb score: 8.3)

M – A City Searches for a Murderer (restored) (1931, German Expressionism, imdb score: 8.3)

M ( German : M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder , lit . M – A City Searches for a Murderer) is a 1931 German thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre in his breakthrough role as Hans Beckert, a serial killer of children. An early example of a procedural drama , the film centers on the manhunt for Lorre’s character, conducted by both the police and the criminal underworld . The film’s screenplay was written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou and was the director's first sound film . It features many cinematic innovations, including the use of long, fluid tracking shots , and a musical leitmotif in the form of " In the Hall of the Mountain King " whistled by Lorre's character. Now considered a timeless classic, the film was deemed by Lang to be his magnum opus . It is widely considered one of the greatest films of all time , and an indispensable influence on modern crime and thriller fiction.

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