1931 • PG-13 • 1h 51m
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Overview
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the fo 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.
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( users) Cast / Crew 
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 
Fritz Lang Director Fritz Lang Screenplay 
Thea von Harbou Screenplay Fritz Arno Wagner Director of Photography 
Paul Falkenberg Editor Emil Hasler Art Direction Karl Vollbrecht Art Direction Adolf Jansen Sound Designer Seymour Nebenzal Producer Egon Jacobson Writer Wilhelm Weber Makeup Artist 
Edgar G. Ulmer Set Designer Paul Falkenberg Sound Editor Ernst Wolff Production Manager
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 Fritz Lang Director Fritz Lang Screenplay Thea von Harbou Screenplay Fritz Arno Wagner Director of Photography Paul Falkenberg Editor Emil Hasler Art Direction Karl Vollbrecht Art Direction Adolf Jansen Sound Designer Seymour Nebenzal Producer Egon Jacobson Writer Wilhelm Weber Makeup Artist Edgar G. Ulmer Set Designer Paul Falkenberg Sound Editor Ernst Wolff Production Manager 
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