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1931
·1h 50min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
5/11/1931
Runtime
1h 50min
Director
Revenue
$35,274
Genre
Status
Released
Language
German
Production
Nero-Film AG
Cast
Peter Lorre
Hans Beckert
Ellen Widmann
Frau Beckmann
Inge Landgut
Elsie Beckmann
Otto Wernicke
Inspector Karl Lohmann
Theodor Loos
Inspector Groeber
Gustaf Gründgens
Schränker
Friedrich Gnaß
Franz
Fritz Odemar
The Cheater
Paul Kemp
Pickpocket with Six Watches
Theo Lingen
Bauernfänger
Rudolf Blümner
Becker's 'Attorney'
Georg John
Blind Panhandler
Franz Stein
Minister
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Police Chief
Gerhard Bienert
Criminal Secretary
Karl Platen
Damowitz
Rosa Valetti
Bartender
Hertha von Walther
Prostitute
Lucie Rhoden
Secretary in the Police Archives
Joseph Almas
(uncredited)
Carl Ballhaus
Leeser, Man Who Marks Hans Beckert (uncredited)
Hans Behal
(uncredited)
Paul Biensfeldt
Man Suspected in Street (uncredited)
Behal Carrell
(uncredited)
Josef Dahmen
(uncredited)
Hugo Döblin
(uncredited)
J.A. Eckhoff
(uncredited)
Else Ehser
Woman (uncredited)
Karl Elzer
(uncredited)
Erwin Faber
(uncredited)
Ilse Fürstenberg
(uncredited)
Anna Goltz
Woman (uncredited)
Heinrich Gotho
(uncredited)
Heinrich Gretler
Man (uncredited)
Günther Hadank
(uncredited)
Robert Hartberg
(uncredited)
Ernst Paul Hempel
(uncredited)
Oskar Höcker
(uncredited)
Albert Hörrmann
(uncredited)
Ellen Isenta
Woman (uncredited)
Karl Junge-Swinburne
Man (uncredited)
Albert Karchow
(uncredited)
Werner Kepich
(uncredited)
Hermann Krehan
(uncredited)
Kurth Leeser
(uncredited)
Rose Lichtenstein
(uncredited)
Lotte Loebinger
Woman (uncredited)
Sigurd Lohde
(uncredited)
Alfred Loretto
Man (uncredited)
Hanna Maron
Girl in Circle at the Beginning (uncredited)
Max Maschek
(uncredited)
Paul Mederow
Public Prosecutor (uncredited)
Margarete Melzer
(uncredited)
Trude Moos
(uncredited)
Hadrian Maria Netto
Police Captain (uncredited)
Neumann-Schüler
Bit Role (uncredited)
Günter Neumann
Man (uncredited)
Katharina Nied
Woman (uncredited)
Maya Norden
(uncredited)
Fred Nurney
Man (uncredited)
Edgar Pauly
Man (uncredited)
Klaus Pohl
Witness / One-Eyed Man (uncredited)
Franz Poland
(uncredited)
Eduard Rebane
Man (uncredited)
Paul Rehkopf
(uncredited)
Bertold Reissig
Man (uncredited)
Ernst Rhaden
Man (uncredited)
Hans Ritter
(uncredited)
Max Sablotzki
Man (uncredited)
Alexander Sascha
(uncredited)
Agnes Schulz-Lichterfeld
(uncredited)
Leonard Steckel
Man (uncredited)
Karl-Heinz Stroux
(uncredited)
Wolf Trutz
(uncredited)
Otto Waldis
(uncredited)
Borwin Walth
(uncredited)
Rolf Wanka
Man (uncredited)
Ernst Wulf
(uncredited)
Bruno Ziener
(uncredited)
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