Dr. Ralph H. Wolfe Viewing Center

Call Number: DVD01018

by Fritz Lang; Peter Lorre; Ellen Widmann; Inge Landgut; Otto Wernicke; Theodor Loos; Gustaf Gründgens; Thea von Harbou; Seymour Nebenzal; Fritz Arno Wagner; Paul Falkenberg; Anton Kaes; Eric Rentschler; William Friedkin; Claude Chabrol; Harold Nebenzal; Friedrich Gnass; Paul Kemp; Theo Lingen; Rudolf Blümner; Georg John; Rosa Valetti; Fritz Odemar; Nero-Film A.G.; Janus Films.; Criterion Collection (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: German

Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©2004.

Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1931 (111 mins.). 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. 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. The story is based on the Düsseldorf child murders of 1929 

OCLC #: 56795847

Added: October 31, 2010

Also: available on VHS at VHS00809