A classic German Expressionistic film. Peter Lorre in his greatest role portrays a psychotic child molester - a pathetic vagabond figure, who experiences a frenzy at the sight of tender young school girls, and try as he may, he is unable to control the fervour of his criminal inclinations. The police disregard his letters of confession to them as the work of a lunatic.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
36102
Languages
English
German
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Expressionism in motion pictures
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Crime films
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Serial murderers
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - Germany
Foreign language films
Horror
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)