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Who is the murderer?
Released May 11, 1931
Overview
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.
Cast
Peter Lorre
as
Hans Beckert
Ellen Widmann
as
Frau Beckmann
Inge Landgut
as
Elsie Beckmann
Otto Wernicke
as
Inspector Karl Lohmann
Theodor Loos
as
Inspector Groeber
Gustaf Gründgens
as
Schränker
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Friedrich Gnaß
as
Franz
Fritz Odemar
as
The Cheater
Paul Kemp
as
Pickpocket with Six Watches
Theo Lingen
as
Bauernfänger
Rudolf Blümner
as
Becker's 'Attorney'
Georg John
as
Blind Panhandler
Crew
Fritz Lang
as
Director
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Karl Vollbrecht
as
Art Direction
Fritz Lang
as
Screenplay
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Fritz Arno Wagner
as
Director of Photography
Thea von Harbou
as
Screenplay
Paul Falkenberg
as
Editor
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Emil Hasler
as
Art Direction
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Adolf Jansen
as
Sound Designer
Paul Falkenberg
as
Sound Editor
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Wilhelm Weber
as
Makeup Artist
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Ernst Wolff
as
Production Manager
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Seymour Nebenzal
as
Producer