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Overview

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.

Writers

Cast

• Peter LorreHans Beckert
• Ellen WidmannFrau Beckmann
• Inge LandgutElsie Beckmann
• Otto WernickeInspector Karl Lohmann
• Theodor LoosInspector Groeber
• Gustaf GründgensSchränker
• Friedrich GnaßFranz
• Fritz OdemarThe Cheater
• Paul KempPickpocket with Six Watches
• Theo LingenBauernfänger