M (Criterion Collection)

Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke. Lorre made his powerful screen debut as a child murderer hunted by the authorities and the underworld. Bonus features include audio commentary by German film scholars Anton Kaes, author of the BFI Film Classics volume on M and Eric Rentschler, author of The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife, the short film, M le maudit by Claude Chabrol, inspired by M, classroom audiotapes of editor Paul Falkenberg discussing the film and its history, set to clips from the film, an essay by film critic Stalney Kauffmann and more. In German with English subtitles. 1931/b&w/110 min/NR/fullscreen.