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Movie·1931·Drama, Thriller, Crime·1h 50m·8.1 (2,471)·Directed by Fritz Lang

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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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Peter LorrePeter LorreHans BeckertEllen WidmannEllen WidmannFrau BeckmannInge LandgutInge LandgutElsie BeckmannOtto WernickeOtto WernickeInspector Karl LohmannTheodor LoosTheodor LoosInspector GroeberGustaf GründgensGustaf GründgensSchränker
Friedrich Gnaß
Friedrich GnaßFranzFritz OdemarFritz OdemarThe Cheater

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