Released:
1931-05-11

Overview:
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

Director:
Fritz Lang

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Peter Lorre
  as
  Hans Beckert
• 
  Ellen Widmann
  as
  Frau Beckmann
• 
  Inge Landgut
  as
  Elsie Beckmann
• 
  Otto Wernicke
  as
  Inspector Karl Lohmann
• 
  Theodor Loos
  as
  Inspector Groeber