M

Deutschland 1931 Spielfilm

M - A Town Is Looking For A Murderer

A serial killer is keeping Berlin on pins and needles. The police commit everything they have to finding him, but to no avail. Even the great amounts offered as reward money do not help, but only lead to more panic and accusations. Not only the police, but also the underworld is interested in finding the killer, as the constant police raids are "disturbing" their work and, since the killer is an outsider, he is ruining their reputation too. The police are convinced that it can only be a pathologically ill person and investigate all such registered candidates. The underworld organizes the city′s beggars to keep a look out.

As the killer attempts to approach the next child, he is seen by one of the beggars who calls one of his commissioners. The killer is followed into an office building, circled in on and caught. The gangsters hold trial in the cellar of the building and even give the killer a defence lawyer. The court and jury plea for the death penalty, but after the killer admits his guilt, the defence lawyer warns that a psychologically ill person cannot be held responsible for his acts. In the meantime, the police have found out where the killer is and just as the lynch mob is about to execute its sentence, the police storm in and "save" the killer.

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

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Alle Credits

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Shoot

    • 08.01.1931 - Februar 1931: Berlin
Duration:
12 Akte, 3208 m, 117 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,19
Video/Audio:
s/w, Tobis-Klangfilm
Censorship/Age rating:

Zensur (DE): 27.04.1931, B.28843, Jugendverbot;
Zensur (DE): 05.07.1934, Verbot

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 11.05.1931, Berlin, Ufa-Palast am Zoo

Titles

Additional titles
  • Untertitel Mörder unter uns
  • Originaltitel M
  • Verleihtitel (US) M
  • Verleihtitel (DE) M. Dein Mörder sieht Dich an
  • TV-Titel (DE) M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (Restaurierte Fassung 2001)
  • Video-Titel M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
  • Video-Titel M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
  • Verleihtitel (US) M
  • Verleihtitel (FR) M le maudit
  • Originaltitel (DE) M

Versions

Original

Duration:
12 Akte, 3208 m, 117 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,19
Video/Audio:
s/w, Tobis-Klangfilm
Censorship/Age rating:

Zensur (DE): 27.04.1931, B.28843, Jugendverbot;
Zensur (DE): 05.07.1934, Verbot

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 11.05.1931, Berlin, Ufa-Palast am Zoo

Verleihfassung

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • Verleihtitel (US)
  • M
Duration:
92 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,33
Video/Audio:
s/w
Screening:

Erstaufführung (US): 31.03.1933, New York City, Mayfair

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • Verleihtitel (DE)
  • M. Dein Mörder sieht Dich an
Duration:
2693 m, 99 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,33
Video/Audio:
s/w, Tobis-Klangfilm
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 30.09.1959, 20703, ab 16 / feiertagsfrei [1. FSK-Prüfung];
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 03.04.1964, 20703-a, ab 16 / feiertagsfrei [2. FSK-Prüfung];
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 21.04.1966, 20703-b, ab 16 / feiertagsfrei [3. FSK-Prüfung]

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): März 1960

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • Verleihtitel (FR)
  • M le maudit
Format:
35mm, 1:1,33
Video/Audio:
s/w
Screening:

Erstaufführung (FR): 11.04.1932, Paris, Studio des Ursulines

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • Verleihtitel (US)
  • M
Duration:
92 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,33
Video/Audio:
s/w
Screening:

Kinostart (US): 07.04.1933, New York City

DVD-Fassung

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Duration:
106 min
Format:
DVD, 4:3
Video/Audio:
s/w
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 08.01.2003, 20703, ab 16 / feiertagsfrei [5. FSK-Prüfung]

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Duration:
106 min
Format:
VHS, 4:3
Video/Audio:
s/w
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 09.10.1996, 20703-c, ab 16 / feiertagsfrei [4. FSK-Prüfung]

TV-Fassung

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • TV-Titel (DE)
  • M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (Restaurierte Fassung 2001)
Duration:
106 min
Format:
4:3
Video/Audio:
s/w
Screening:

TV-Erstsendung (DE FR): 19.02.2001, Arte

Archivfassung

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • Originaltitel (DE)
  • M
Duration:
3024 m, 111 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,19
Video/Audio:
s/w
Screening:

Aufführung (DE): 17.02.2001, Berlin, IFF Retrospektive, Cinemaxx 9 [Restaurierte Fassung 2001]

Awards

FBW 2010
  • Prädikat: besonders wertvoll