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.

• DirectorFritz Lang
• Release11 May 1931
• Genre
  Drama / Thriller
• Duration1h 49m
• Budget?
• Revenue$35,274
• Rate
  

  8.065
  2376 reviews
• Productions

  Nero-Film AG