Verified Unrenewed Public Domain 1931 Feature

M

Name: M
Director: Fritz Lang
Released: 1931
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Karl Elzer, Albert Hörrmann, Rudolf Blümner, Heinrich Gotho, Lotte Loebinger

Directed by Fritz Lang → • Production: Nero-Film

M is a 1931 German mystery thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert, a serial killer who targets children, in his third screen role. Both Lang's first sound film and an early example of a procedural drama, M centres on the efforts of both a city's police force and its criminal syndicates to apprehend a serial child-murderer.

Runtime

120 minutes

Aspect Ratio

1630:1309

Archival Copies

2 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

1929–1963 Unrenewed

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1931. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1929 and 1963 required mandatory formal copyright registration renewal during their 28th year. Official United States Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries records show zero renewal registration was filed, placing this work permanently in the Public Domain.

M

Archival Master Preserved in Studio Vaults

⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

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