M

Name: M
Director: Joseph Losey
Released: 1951-03-00

1951 American remake of Fritz Lang's film of the same name directed by Joseph Losey

FilmfilmQ3273366

Released: March 1951
, February 8, 1952
Director: Joseph Losey
Screenwriter: Norman Reilly Raine
, Leo Katcher
, Waldo Salt
Producer: Seymour Nebenzal
Cast: David Wayne
, Howard da Silva
, Martin Gabel
, Luther Adler
+10 more
Runtime: 88 min
Genre: drama film
, film noir
Country of origin: United States

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M is a 1951 American thriller film noir directed by Joseph Losey, an English-language remake of Fritz Lang's 1931 German film about a child murderer. The film stars David Wayne, Howard da Silva, Luther Adler and Martin Gabel in the leading roles. This version shifts the location of the action from Berlin to Los Angeles. Both versions of M were produced by Seymour Nebenzal, whose son, Harold, was associate producer of the 1951 version.

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Director of photography: Ernest Laszlo
Narrative location: Los Angeles
Main subject: serial killer
Title: M
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Color: black-and-white
Based on: M
Different from: M
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/12082Retrieved 2023-02-03
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