Edition |
Special ed.; standard format (1.19:1). |
Description |
2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unp. : ill. ; 18 cm.) |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 30 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 30.
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System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
Language |
In German, with optional English subtitles. |
Cast |
Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke, Theodor Loos, Gustaf Grundgens, Friedrich Gnass, Fritz Odemar, Paul Kemp, Theo Lingen, Rudolf Blumner, Georg John, Rosa Valetti. |
Credits |
Screenplay, Fritz Lang, Thea von Habou ; cinematography, Fritz Arno Wagner ; editing, Paul Falkenberg. |
Note |
Cast list and production credits from program notes. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1931. |
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Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by German film scholars Anton Kaes & Eric Rentschler; color bars. |
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Special features (disc 2): "Conversation with Fritz Lang" by William Friedkin (c1975, 49 min.); "M le maudit" short film by Claude Chabrol (c1982, 11 min.); interview with Chabrol about Lang (7 min.); interview with Harold Nebenzal, the son of producer Seymour Nebenzal (c2004, 14 min.); classroom tapes of editor Paul Falkenberg discussing "M" and its history (c1976-1977, 36 min.); "The physical history of M" featurette (c2004, 25 min.); gallery, with production stills, behind-the-scenes photos and production sketches by art director Emil Hasler. |
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Booklet includes an essay by film critic Stanley Kauffman ("The mark of 'M'"); 3 contemporaneous articles about the film ("My film 'M' : a factual report", "Fritz Lang's 'M' : filmed sadism" & "Gangsters, too, have their professional honor"); interview with Lang by Gero Gandert ("Fritz Lang on 'M' : an interview", c1963). |
Summary |
When a serial killer is stalking the children of the city, everyone, including the criminal underworld, wants to see him brought down. |
Contents |
Disc 1. The film -- Disc 2. The supplements. Conversation with Fritz Lang / William Friedkin -- M le maudit / Claude Chabrol -- Paul Falkenberg discussing the film and its history -- Interview with Harold Nebenzal -- A physical history of M -- Stills gallery, with behind-the-scenes photos and production sketches by art director Emil Hasler. |
Subject |
Serial murders -- Germany -- Drama.
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Serial murder investigation -- Germany -- Drama.
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Organized crime -- Germany -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Fiction films.
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Foreign films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- Germany.
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Added Author |
Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976.
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Lorre, Peter, 1904-1964.
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Widmann, Ellen.
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Landgut, Inge.
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Wernicke, Otto, 1893-1965.
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Loos, Theodor, 1883-1954.
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Grundgens, Gustaf.
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Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954.
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Wagner, Fritz Arno, 1894-1958.
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Falkenberg, Paul.
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Kaes, Anton.
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Rentschler, Eric.
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Friedkin, William, 1935-2023.
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Chabrol, Claude, 1930-2010.
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Nebenzal, Harold.
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Nero-Film A.G.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Added Title |
Conversation with Fritz Lang.
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M le maudit.
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Physical history of M.
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ISBN |
0780029097 |
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9780780029095 |
Standard No. |
037429197820 |
Music No. |
MMM030 Criterion Collection |
Standard No. |
NZ1 9058071 |
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AU@ 000028258274 |
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NZ1 10864756 |
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