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M AKA Fritz Lang's M AKA M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931)
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.Director: Fritz Lang
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.27:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a booklet containing liner notes by film critic Stanley Kauffmann.
Remastered picturebox transfer from 1995.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Movie
Audio commentary by author of "The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife" Eric Rentschler and by author of the BFI Film Classics volume on M, Anton Kaes
DISC TWO
"William Friedkin's" interview with Fritz Lang (49:26)
"M: le Maudit" short by Claude Chabrol (10:43)
Interview with Claude Chabrol (6:47)
"Physical History of M" featurette (25:08)
Interview with son of the film's producer Harold Nebenzal (14:30)
"Audio-only lectures given by 'M' editor Paul Falkenberg at the New School" featurette (36:08)
Photo galleries:
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Remastered and restored.
Comes with a booklet containing an essay by critic Stanley Kauffman, the script for a missing scene, an interview with Fritz Lang on the film from 1963, an essay the filmmaker wrote for a German newspaper before the film was released, a negative review of the film from the original release and a letter to a German newspaper from an unnamed member of the criminal underground supporting the film's view of street life. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary with professor Elisabeth Lenk, author Regina Stürickow and restoration producer Torsten Kaiser
1960 re-release trailer (2:24)
DISC TWO
Documentaries (with Play All) (95:57)
- "The Hunt for M" (68:26)
- "M & The Hunt for the Film Elements" (27:31)
"Um die Welt in 80 Jahren" film version comparisons (with optional audio commentary by restoration producers Torsten Kaiser and Martin Koerber) (50:08)
"Zum Beispiel: Fritz Lang" 1968 interview with the director (43:32)
"160 000×M: Bild für Bild – die Restauration 2011" documentary short (11:55)
1960 re-release trailer (2:24)
Photo galleries:
- Behind-the-scenes photography (13 images)
- Concept art (10 images)
- Press material (22 images; the material involving text is unreadable, but featured in high resolution as part of the DVD-ROM content)
DVD-ROM content:
- "Film-Kurier" 1931 illustrated program
- "Film-Programm" 1960 illustrated program
- "Kriminalmagazin" 1930 special edition about the Düsseldorf murders
- 1931 premiere reports and reviews (partly unreadable)
- German and French press materials and rating notices
- Censorship cards featuring the full dialogue, with missing material marked -
Subtitles:English, German, German HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (2001 Preservation Master)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Portrait of Fritz Lang from 'Kino, Kino' (2:26)
"Über die Nero Film" essay (2 pages)
"Restoration" essay (4 pages)
Architectural sketches - Comparison of drawings / film cutout (9 pages)
Factory photos (6 stills)
Scenic Pictures (10 stills)
Historical advertising material (3 stills)
Bio/Filmographies:
- Fritz Lang (10 pages)
- Peter Lorre (7 pages)
- Gustaf Gründgens (7 pages)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.10:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:German title: "M: Eine Stadt sucht einen Morder".
Remastered pillarbox transfer from 2001. -
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Extras:Biography for director Fritz Lang
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Subtitles:Italian
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Aspect Ratio:1.27:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Pictureboxed transfer.
Italian title: "M - Il Mostro di Dusseldorf". -
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This edition is now OOP.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Movie
Audio commentary by transfer supervisor of the restored cut Torsten Kaiser, film restoration supervisor Martin Koerber, filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and director Fritz Lang
DISC TWO
English language version of "M" (93:03)
"Zum Beispiel: Fritz Lang" featurette (20:38) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 48-page illustrated booklet, including writing by Fritz Lang, historian Robert Fischer, details of a missing scene, behind-the-scenes stills and production drawings.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Movie
Audio commentary by transfer supervisor of the restored cut Torsten Kaiser, film restoration supervisor Martin Koerber, filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and director Fritz Lang
"The Restoration Of M with IML Digital Media's Peter Campbell" featurette (23:07)
DISC TWO
Audio interview with director Fritz Lang by Peter Bogdanovich (37:12)
"For Example: Fritz Lang" featurette (27:30)
"Lending Order To Terror - M" featurette (17:40)
"More About M":
- "About Nero Film" notes
- "Restoration Of M" featurette (17:53)
- "Storyboard To Screen Comparisons" featurette (2:03)
Photo slideshows:
- "On The Set" (8:37)
- "Advertising Billboard Posters" (0:42)
- "Theatrical Programmes" notes (4 pages)
Biographies and filmographies for:
- Peter Lorre (Actor)
- Fritz Lang (Director)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Remastered and restored pillarbox transfer from 2003.
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Extras:* >"Kafka" (1991) (94:18)
* Fritz Lang's 'M' (1931) bonus film (110:18)
Photo Gallery
Filmographies
- director Steven Soderbergh
- actor Jeremy Irons -
Subtitles:English, Korean
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Biography for director Fritz Lang
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded R2/R4.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Movie
Audio commentary by transfer supervisor of the restored cut Torsten Kaiser, film restoration supervisor Martin Koerber, filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and director Fritz Lang
"The Restoration Of M with IML Digital Media's Peter Campbell" featurette (23:07)
DISC TWO
Audio interview with director Fritz Lang by Peter Bogdanovich (37:12)
"For Example: Fritz Lang" featurette (27:30)
"Lending Order To Terror - M" featurette (17:40)
"More About M":
- "About Nero Film" notes
- "Restoration Of M" featurette (17:53)
- "Storyboard To Screen Comparisons" featurette (2:03)
Photo slideshows:
- "On The Set" (8:37)
- "Advertising Billboard Posters" (0:42)
- "Theatrical Programmes" notes (4 pages)
Biographies and filmographies for:
- Peter Lorre (Actor)
- Fritz Lang (Director)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Remastered and restored pillarbox transfer from 2003.
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OVERALL: Draw
Between the US Criterion re-release, German 80th Anniversary Edition, UK Ultimate Edition 2-disc, UK Masters of Cinema, and the R4 Limited Edition for the differing exclusive extras.
Note the German 80th Anniversary Edition utilizes the latest 2011 restoration, and the UK Masters of Cinema release has the long-thought-lost English language version.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (110:32 NTSC).
- R0 Re-Release America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - 2000 restoration with restoration credits at the end (110:48 NTSC).
- R0 80th Anniversary Edition Germany- Universum Film - No cuts - with restoration notes (106:52 PAL).
- R0 Scandinavia- Scantrade Entertainment - No cuts (107:00 PAL).
- R2 UFA Klassiker Edition Germany- BMG - No cuts (105:31 PAL).
- R2 Italy- CVC Video - No cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - 2000 restoration with restoration credits at the start (111:00 NTSC).
- R2 Ultimate Edition United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (105:00 PAL).
- R3 Kafka South Korea- Spectrum - No cuts (110:18 NTSC)
- R4 Australia- Force Video - No cuts.
- R4 Limited Edition Australia- Accent - No cuts.
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Comparison added by David on 29/03/02
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 27/12/22UPDATE LOG:
14/01/10: Addition of the Scandinavian release.
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09/11/16: Addition of Germany 80th, UK MoC, updated US Criterions, ASINs.
26/12/18: Capsaholic.
27/12/22: Added South Korea.
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