M (DVD)

Harrowing images, shadows and symbolism permeate Fritz Lang's first sound film, an internationally heralded German cinematic classic. Peter Lorre is unforgettably chilling as a psychotic child killer stalking the streets of Berlin, while being hunted himself by the police and a criminal underworld intent on taking the heat off themselves. With Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke. 109 min. Standard; Soundtrack: German; Subtitles: English. In German with English subtitles.

Starring: Friedrich Gnass, Gustaf Gr ndgens, Gustaf Gründgens, Fritz Gnass, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur, Gunther Hadank, Gunther Neumann, Heinrich Gotho, Heinrich Gretler, Hertha Von Walther, Hugo Döblin, Ilse Furstenberg, Leonard Steckel, Otto Waldis, Rolf Wanka, Rose Valetti, Rudolf Blumner, Lotte Lobinger

Director: Seymour Nebenzal