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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.

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  Peter Lorre

  Hans Beckert
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  Ellen Widmann

  Frau Beckmann
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  Inge Landgut

  Elsie Beckmann
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  Otto Wernicke

  Inspector Karl Lohmann
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  Theodor Loos

  Inspector Groeber
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  Gustaf Gründgens

  Schränker
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  Fritz Odemar

  The Cheater
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  Paul Kemp

  Pickpocket with Six Watches
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  Theo Lingen

  Bauernfänger
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  Rudolf Blümner

  Becker's 'Attorney'