M (1951 film)
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| Directed by | Joseph Losey |
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| Produced by | Seymour Nebenzal |
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| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Edited by | Edward Mann |
| Music by | Michel Michelet |
Production company | Superior Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
M is a 1951 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey. It is a remake of Fritz Lang's 1931 German film of the same title about a child murderer. This version shifts the location of action from Berlin to Los Angeles and changes the killer's name from Hans Beckert to Martin W. Harrow. Both versions of M were produced by Seymour Nebenzal, whose son, Harold, was associate producer of the 1951 version.
The 1951 film stars David Wayne, Howard da Silva, Luther Adler and Martin Gabel.
The film was restored in 2015, with Harold Nebenzal as Executive Producer of the restoration.