M (Vereinigte Star-Film GmbH, 1931). German

Name: M (Vereinigte Star-Film GmbH, 1931). German
SKU: 5438206
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

M (Vereinigte Star-Film GmbH, R-1950s). German Program (10.5" x 15" unfolded). Note below. One of the most chilling pictures ever filmed, this landmark movie by director Fritz Lang was based on the activities of real-life child murderer Peter Kurten, who terrorized Dusseldorf in 1929. Peter Lorre, in one of his first major roles, plays Hans Beckert, a seemingly mild-mannered man living in Berlin who can't control his hideous impulses to brutally murder small children, typically while whistling Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" (whistling that was dubbed by Lang himself), a compulsion that leads to his pursuit by both the authorities and the town's criminal element. Lorre's monologue at the end, as he pleads for his life before a kangaroo court of criminals and cutthroats, is a masterpiece. Presented here is a fabulously rare original German herald for this legendary film, featuring a cast list, a plot synopsis, and a number of incredible images, many of Lorre himself. It has a fold split at the top, and an extra horizontal and vertical fold, but is otherwise in superb condition, a rare find from an enduring film. This item was misdescribed in the catalog and is from a 1950s reissue of the film. It is a program and not a herald. Fine/Very Fine .

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