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Fritz Lang's M (1931) is the story of a child murderer (Peter Lorre) in Berlin during the last years of the Weimar Republic. When the police fail to capture the terror of Berlin it's up to the criminal underworld to do the job.
Movie Geeks United (opens in a new tab)'s Jamey Duvall and Daughter of Darkness (opens in a new tab)'s Samm Deighan (author of the new Devil's Advocates (opens in a new tab) book on M (opens in a new tab)) discuss the original film (opens in a new tab), Joseph Losey's tepid remake (opens in a new tab) and the impact of M on serial killer films overall.
Movie Geeks United (opens in a new tab)'s Jamey Duvall and Daughter of Darkness (opens in a new tab)'s Samm Deighan (author of the new Devil's Advocates (opens in a new tab) book on M (opens in a new tab)) discuss the original film (opens in a new tab), Joseph Losey's tepid remake (opens in a new tab) and the impact of M on serial killer films overall.
Labels: Fritz Lang Jamey Duvall Joseph Losey Peter Lorre Samm Deighan Weimar Republic
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Flambeau Good eye for the fancy cigarette holder - the details of the characters accessories was one thing that stood out to me the first time I saw M. An interesting contrast in making a taught film such as this during a time of so much unrest and uncertainty in post WW I Germany.