M - 2 Disc Special Edition - Criterion Collection
by Fritz Lang
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Actor: Friedrich Gna?, Georg John, Gustaf Gr?ndgens, Paul Kemp, Peter LorreDirector: Fritz Lang
Brand: Image Entertainment
Primary Contributor: Lorre, Peter
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: German (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-12-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Criterion
Movie Reviews of M - 2 Disc Special Edition - Criterion Collection
Movie Review: A classic film
Summary: 5 Stars
M, by any definition, qualifies as a classic film. This latest DVD version is a high quality reproduction. I think that there are elements of this film that remain unequalled in their dramatic impact. One example would be the cutting back and forth between the police meeting and the criminals meeting with each developing a plan for capturing the child killer.
Summary of M - 2 Disc Special Edition - Criterion Collection
On moratorium since the end of March, Fritz Lang's serial killer thriller starring Peter Lorre returns to DVD in a fully restored, special edition double-disc set. A simple, haunting musical phrase whistled off-screen tells us that a young girl will be killed. "Who is the murderer?" pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert (Lorre) closes in on little Elsie Beckmann... In his harrowing masterwork, Lang merged trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that to this day remains the blueprint for the psychological thriller. The Criterion Collection is proud to present a new restoration of this landmark film in an all-new two-disc set, also including audio commentary by two German film scholars; an interview film Conversation with Fritz Lang, directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection); a short film inspired by M by director Claude Chabrol (La Ceremonie, Les Biches); classroom tapes of M's editor discussing the film and its history; and much more.Peter Lorre made film history with his startling performance as a psychotic murderer of children. Too elusive for the Berlin police, the killer is sought and marked by underworld criminals who are feeling the official fallout for his crimes. This riveting, 1931 German drama by Fritz Lang--an early talkie--unfolds against a breathtakingly expressionistic backdrop of shadows and clutter, an atmosphere of predestination that seems to be closing in on Lorre's terrified villain. M is an important piece of cinema's past along with a number of Lang's early German works, including Metropolis and Spies. (Lang eventually brought his influence directly to the American cinema in such films as Fury, They Clash by Night, and The Big Heat.) M shouldn't be missed. This original 111-minute version is a little different from what most people have seen in theaters. --Tom Keogh
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