Movie connections for
M (1931)

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Version of

M. le maudit (1982) (TV)

Remade as

M (1951)

Edited into

Juden ohne Maske (1937)
Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands (2000) (TV)

Spin off

Testament des Dr. Mabuse, Das (1933)
Testament des Dr. Mabuse, Das (1962)

References

Westfront 1918 (1930)
 -  We see a poster of this film on a wall in M.

Referenced in

The Eternal Jew (1933)
This Day and Age (1933)
Fury (1936)
Baúl macabro, El (1936)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
 -  In the cellar scene, Jonathan's shadow looms on the wall over Dr. Einstein (Peter Lorre), reflecting the beginning of "M" when the shadow of Hans Beckert (Lorre) looms over a little girl
The Third Man (1949)
 -  The balloon seller is identical to the one in M
The Ladykillers (1955)
 -  Alex Guinesses introduction (shadow on notes outside store) is identical to Peter Lorre's introduction in M.
Peeping Tom (1960)
Mépris, Le (1963)
A Thousand Clowns (1965)
 -  Nick imitates Peter Lorre's performance
Zum Beispiel: Fritz Lang (1968)
 -  mentioned a few times
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe, Die (1973)
Hitler - ein Film aus Deutschland (1977)
 -  The scene when the murder is judged
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Brazil (1985)
City in Panic (1986)
 -  Cop mentions character carving the letter M on victim's bodies is referring to this movie
Müllers Büro (1986)
 -  They are discussing, which movie the dying prostitute thought of.
Cherry 2000 (1987)
Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988)
Rorret (1988)
Kafka (1991)
Shadows and Fog (1992)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Enjeru dasuto (1994)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)
Dark City (1998)
Permanent Midnight (1998)
The Pledge (2001)
Metoroporisu (2001)
Garotas do ABC (2003)
 -  Character is marked with an "M" on his back, exactly like in Fritz Lang's film "M".
Fantôme d'Henri Langlois, Le (2004)
 -  production / publicity still of Peter Lorre in the film
Children of Wax (2005)
 -  child murderer in Berlin is identified by the song he sings, the involvement of the underworld, the "trial" of the serial killer
Ti piace Hitchcock? (2005) (TV)
 -  Mentioned by one of the characters and is visible on a wall
Chinjeolhan geumjassi (2005)
 -  the mock trial and fate of mr. baek recalls the finale from M by Fritz Lang
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
 -  Use of whistling to identify the killer.
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
 -  The woman screaming "elsie" out of the upstairs window is a lift from the beginning of "M"
King Kong (2005)
 -  Seen advertised on a billboard
2 Days in Paris (2007)
 -  Jack watches this movie then references it in the closing dialogue.
Free Rainer (2007)
 -  Mentioned in the TV ratings table printed in the newspaper

Featured in

Ewige Jude, Der (1940)
Begegnung mit Fritz Lang (1963)
 -  clip shown
"Cinéastes de notre temps: Le dinosaure et le bébé, dialogue en huit parties entre Fritz Lang et Jean-Luc Godard" (1967)
 -  clips shown
"Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A német film 1933-ig (#1.5)" (1989)
Murder by Numbers (2004)
Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005)
 -  The main character watches this film on her TV
2 Days in Paris (2007)
 -  Jack watches the Fritz Lang classic on his laptop

Spoofed in

Dead End (1985)
 -  Peter Lorre look-alike with M on back of shirt
Chick Flick: The Miracle Mike Story (2003)
 -  Parody movie poster shown in the film of "M2."

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