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When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Ellen Widmann ...
Inge Landgut ...
Otto Wernicke ...
Theodor Loos ...
Gustaf Gründgens ...
Schränker
Friedrich Gnaß ...
Franz, the burglar
Fritz Odemar ...
The cheater
Paul Kemp ...
Pickpocket with six watches
Theo Lingen ...
Bauernfänger
Rudolf Blümner ...
Beckert's defender
Georg John ...
Blind panhandler
Franz Stein ...
Minister
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur ...
Police chief
Gerhard Bienert ...
Criminal secretary
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Storyline

Someone is murdering children in Berlin. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

police | criminal | murder | killer | beggar | See more »


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Not Rated | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

31 August 1931 (Sweden)  »

Also Known As:

Murderers Among Us  »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,123 (USA) (15 March 2013)

Gross:

$28,259 (USA) (17 May 2013)
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Runtime:

| (2004 Criterion DVD edition) | (2000 restored) | (re-release)

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1.20 : 1
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Trivia

In Germany, the Nazis banned the movie in July 1934. See more »

Quotes

[last lines]
Judge: [about to pronounce sentence] In the name of the people...
Grieving Mother: This won't bring back our children. We, too, should keep a closer watch on our children.
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Crazy Credits

All of the original credits appear only in the beginning with no music. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Le Halle du Roi de la Montagne"
in "Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46" (1876)
Written by Edvard Grieg
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User Reviews

 
You'll Remember This One Forever
16 December 1998 | by (Tulsa, OK, USA) – See all my reviews

This is one of those movies that will stay with you for the rest of your life. The characters are ugly and disturbing, there is nothing "cute" in this movie.

There are constant parallelisms drawn between the police and the underworld and the common way in which they operate.

We also get to journey into the mind of the madman. If you enjoyed "Silence of the Lambs", you should see this also.

Of course you must be patient enough to deal with subtitles, and the fact that this is a very old movie - one of the first "talkies". But most viewers will get something out of the dialogue even without knowing the German language.


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