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In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
Keywords:
Berlin, germany
Germany
Psychopath
Detective inspector
Child murder
Investigation
Organized crime
Serial killer
Black and white
Criminal
Pre-code
Psycho
Expressionism
Criterion
German expressionism
Crime
Movie tag line: "Who is the murderer?"
