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Released: May 11, 1931 (1931)
Runtime: 109 minutes
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Theodor Loos as Inspector Groeber
Age at release: 47
- Fritz Odemar as The Cheater
Age at release: 41
- Friedrich Gnaß as Franz
Age at release: 38
- Otto Wernicke as Inspector Karl Lohmann
Age at release: 37
- Ellen Widmann as Frau Beckmann
Age at release: 36
- Paul Kemp as Pickpocket with Six Watches
Age at release: 34
- Gustaf Gründgens as Schränker
Age at release: 31
- Theo Lingen as Bauernfänger
Age at release: 27
- Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert
Age at release: 26
- Inge Landgut as Elsie Beckmann
Age at release: 8
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- Rudolf Blümner as Becker's 'Attorney'
Age at release: 57
- Karl Platen as Damowitz
Age at release: 54
- Rosa Valetti as Bartender
Age at release: 53
- Georg John as Blind Panhandler
Age at release: 51
- Franz Stein as Minister
Age at release: 50
- Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as Police Chief
Age at release: 45
- Hadrian Maria Netto as Polizeihauptmann
Age at release: 45
- Paul Mederow as Staatsanwalt
Age at release: 43
- Karl Hannemann as Kriminalbeamter
Age at release: 36
- Gerhard Bienert as Criminal Secretary
Age at release: 33
- Hertha von Walther as Prostitute
Age at release: 27
- Carl Ballhaus as Leeser
Age at release: 25
- Lucie Rhoden as Sekretärin im Polizeiarchiv
Age at release: Unknown