- Country: Germany
- Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Release: 1931-08-31
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Writers: Thea von Harbou , Fritz Lang
- Language: German
- Stars: Peter Lorre , Ellen Widmann , Inge Landgut , Otto Wernicke , Theodor Loos , Gustaf Gründgens , Friedrich Gnaß , Fritz Odemar , Paul Kemp , Theo Lingen
- Runtime: 99 min
- Awards: 2 wins
- AKA: M, un assassí entre nosaltres (Spain) , M就是兇手 (Hong Kong) , Kaupunki etsii murhaajaa (Finland) , M - Egy város keresi a gyilkost (Hungary) , M - Mörder unter uns (Germany) , M (Japan) , M - Un oraș își caută ucigașul (Romania) , M , M - Il mostro di Düsseldorf (Italy) , M - morderca (Poland) , Bir Şehir Katilini Arıyor (Turkey) , M, el vampiro de Düsseldorf (Spain) , M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder , M el Maldito (Mexico) , M (Australia) , Ο δράκος του Ντίσελντορφ (Greece) , M - Dein Mörder sieht dich an (Austria) , M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (Philippines) , M le maudit (Canada) , M (Canada) , M (Denmark) , М убийца (Russian Federation) , En stad söker mördaren (Finland) , M (United Arab Emirates) , M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (India) , Matou (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , M (India) , Vrah mezi námi (Czech Republic) , M le maudit (France, French Republic) , El vampiro negro (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , M (Sweden) , М убийца , М (Serbia) , M (Finland) , M (Lithuania) , El vampiro de Düsseldorf (Mexico) , Murderers Among Us (United States of America) , M, een stad zoekt zijn moordenaar (Netherlands the) , M (Indonesia) , M (Netherlands the) , M (United Kingdom) , M, ο δολοφόνος (Greece) , M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (Austria) , M - mesto isce morilca (Slovenia) , M: Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (Germany) , М: Місто шукає вбивцю (Ukraine) , M, o Vampiro de Dusseldorf (Brazil) , M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (Germany) , M (Israel) , 兇手M (Taiwan) , El vampiro negro (Argentina) , M就是凶手 (China) , M (Finland) , М - Убиец сред нас (Bulgaria) , M就是兇手 (Taiwan) , M - kaupunki etsii murhaajaa (Finland) , Vrah medzi nami (Slovakia (Slovak Republic)) , M (United States of America) , M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (Singapore) , M (Croatia) , M (Egypt) , M (Mexico)Bir Sehir Katilini Ariyor, El vampiro negro, M - Dein Mörder sieht dich an, M - Egy város keresi a gyilkost, M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder, M - Il mostro di Düsseldorf, M - Kaupunki etsii murhaajaa, M - Mörder unter uns, M - morderca, M een stad zoekt zijn moordenaar, M el vampiro de Düsseldorf, M le maudit, M o dolofonos, M O Vampiro de Dusseldorf, Matou, Murderers Among Us, M就是凶手, M就是凶手 (China), O drakos tou Dusseldorf, Ο δράκος του Ντίσελντορφ, М - Убиец сред нас, 凶手M, 凶手就在我们中间, 可诅咒的人
- Plot: There have been a rash of child abductions and murders in Berlin. The murderer lures the children into his confidence by candy and other such child friendly items. Everyone is on edge because the murderer has not been caught. The most substantial pieces of evidence the police have are hand written letters by the murderer which he sent to the newspaper for publication. Unknown even to himself, a blind beggar, who sold the murderer a balloon for one of the child victims, may have key information as to the murderer's identity. The murder squad's work is made even more difficult with the large number of tips they receive from the paranoid public, who are quick to accuse anyone of suspicious activity solely for their own piece of mind that someone - anyone - is apprehended for the heinous crimes. Conversely, many want to take the case into their own hands, including the town's leading criminals since the increased police presence has placed a strain on their ability to conduct criminal activity. Although they both have the same end goal of capturing the murderer, the police and the criminals seem to be working at cross purposes, which may provide an edge to the murderer in getting away.
- IMDB:tt0022100
M Cast · · · ALL
Fritz Lang
Director
Peter Lorre
Hans Beckert
Ellen Widmann
Frau Beckmann
Inge Landgut
Elsie Beckmann
Otto Wernicke
Inspector Karl Lohmann
Theodor Loos
Inspector Groeber
Gustaf Gründgens
Schränker
Friedrich Gnaß
Franz
Fritz Odemar
The Cheater
Paul Kemp
Pickpocket with Six Watches
Theo Lingen
Bauernfänger
Rudolf Blümner
Becker's 'Attorney'
Georg John
Blind Panhandler
Franz Stein
Minister
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Police Chief
Gerhard Bienert
Criminal Secretary
Karl Platen
Damowitz
Rosa Valetti
Bartender
Hertha von Walther
Prostitute
Carl Balhaus
Leeser
Paul Mederow
Staatsanwalt
Hadrian Maria Netto
Polizeihauptmann
Karl Hannemann
Kriminalbeamter