A serial killer in Berlin becomes the target of an intense police manhunt. As the city descends into chaos, even criminal gangs join the pursuit. Feeling the pressure, the killer goes on the run. Fritz Lang’s landmark film propelled German cinema into the sound era with remarkable sophistication, establishing a blueprint for psychological thrillers that remains influential to this day.

Reviews

‘This is a movie that dares to sympathize with a sick person, that risks making the monster real and us (in an era when Germany’s cinema was still shellacked in canted angles and fanciful shadows).’
★★★★★
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out

‘Lang’s razor-sharp dissection of crime and punishment never puts a foot wrong.’
★★★★★
Mark Kermode, The Observer