M (1931) (Blu-ray)

Featuring: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann & Inge Landgut

Format: Blu-ray | Rating: PG

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Of all Fritz Lang's creations, none have been more innovative or influential than M, the film that launched German cinema into the sound era with stunning sophistication and mesmerising artistry. A spate of child killings has stricken a terrified Berlin. Peter Lorre gives a legendary performance as the murderer Hans Beckert, who soon finds himself chased by all levels of society.

From cinema's first serial killer hunt, Lang pulls back to encompass social tapestry, police procedural, and underworld conspiracies in an astonishingly multi-faceted and level-headed look at a deeply incendiary topic. One of the greatest psychological thrillers of all time, M remains as fresh and startling almost 80 years on.
  • Stunning, restored high-definition transfer in the correct 1.19:1 ratio, with restored sound
  • Audio commentary by German film scholars Anton Kaes and Eric Rentschler
  • Audio commentary by film restoration expert Martin Koerber, filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich & historian Torsten Kaiser with excerpts from Bogdanovich's 1965 audio interviews with Lang
  • The original 1932 British release version of M, presented in its entirety, recently rediscovered after 70 years, featuring different actors, alternate takes and Peter Lorre's first performance in English
  • 'Zum Beispiel Fritz Lang', a 1968 documentary with Fritz Lang discussing his career in German cinema
  • 48-page illustrated booklet, including writing by Fritz Lang, historian Robert Fischer, details of a missing scene, behind-the-scenes stills and production drawings
ActorsPeter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke, Theodor Loos, Gustaf Gründgens & Friedrich Gnaß
DirectorFritz Lang
CertificatePG
Year1931
Screen1.19:1
LanguagesGerman - Mono
SubtitlesEnglish
Duration1 hour and 50 minutes (approx)

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Years ahead of its time, Lang's seminal serial killer thriller (and probably one of the cinema's very first police procedurals) hasn't lost its power over the years. Lang's dexterity with his camera, his innovative use of editing were groundbreaking in 1931 while his use of the then-new sound shows remarkable confidence. While Lorre might be prone to a little overacting as the child killer, his plight in the latter part of the film is genuinely nailbiting. An interesting twist sees the criminal community join the manhunt for the murderer, while the kangaroo court at the climax has much greater resonance when you consider that at the time of filming the Nazis rule in Germany had just begun.

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