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M (1951)

1951 · Feature film · 88 min

  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Drama

Synopsis

Joseph Losey's remake of Fritz Lang's M moves the hunt for a child murderer from Berlin to Los Angeles, where the underworld tracks him down before the police do.

Synopsis, reviewed

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Running time
88 minutes

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · So-so · halifax3k · 2022-12-28

This movie held my attention, but I don't think I'd watch it again. I'm not sure that the concept of the underworld working to catch the perpetrator translated plausibly (culturally speaking) from the German original.

★★★ · I think it's totally plausible · madjaxx · 2026-01-25

halifax3k : Considering what guys like that do to guys like him in prison, it's probably one of the more plausible aspects of the story. I think it translates just fine, but the talent, overall, is inferior to the original .. not bad, just not nearly as good.

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