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Harrowing images, shadows and symbolism permeate Fritz Lang's first sound film, an internationally heralded German cinematic classic. Peter Lorre is unforgettably chilling as a psychotic child killer stalking the streets of Berlin, while being hunted himself by the police and a criminal underworld intent on taking the heat off themselves. With Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke. 109 min. Standard; Soundtrack: German; Subtitles: English. In German with English subtitles.