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Berlin streets, rainy nights, a child's balloon tangled in wires. A massive manhunt unfolds, police and underworld figures converge, a serial killer's desperate escape begins. Lang's innovative direction makes this thriller still feel alarmingly relevant today.

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Fritz Lang directed M in 1931. See Fritz Lang's full filmography, where to start with Fritz Lang, or where to go after you've seen everything by Fritz Lang.

M was released in 1931 (DE original-language production), with a runtime of 110 minutes.