M [videorecording] / Nero-Film zeigt ein Fritz Lang film ; producer, Seymour Nebenzal ; directed by Fritz Lang ; screenplay, Thea von Harbou and Fritz Lang.
Edition: Special ed.
Publisher: [Chicago] : Home Vision Entertainment, [2004]
ISBN: 9780780029095
0780029097
Description: 2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([29] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Series: The Criterion collection ; 30
Subject(s): Serial murders Drama.
Children Death Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.) Germany.
Feature films.
Feature films Germany.
Foreign films.
Credits: Cinematographer, Fritz Arno Wagner ; editor, Paul Falkenberg ; music, Edvard Grieg.
Performers: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke, Theodor Loos, Gustaf Grundgens.
Target Audience: Not rated.
Notes: In German with optional English subtitles.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1931.
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by Eric Rentschler and Anton Kaes; "Conversation with Fritz Lang", an interview film by William Friedkin; Claude Chabrol's "M le Maudit", a short film inspired by M; classroom tapes of M editor Paul Falkenberg discussing the film and its history; interview with Harold Nebenzal; A physical history of M; stills gallery, with behind-the-scenes photos, and production sketches by Emil Hasler.
Summary: When a serial killer is stalking the children of the city, everyone, including the criminal underworld, wants to see him brought down.
