Thea von Harbou
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Thea Gabriele von Harbou was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress. She is remembered as the screenwriter of the science fiction film classic Metropolis and for the 1925 novel on
von Harbou, c. 1928
Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou in their Berlin flat, 1923 or 1924
A monument in her hometown of Tauperlitz
M (1931 film)
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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 a
Thea von Harbou
…moral ending of Metropolis, she discovered Gustav Fröhlich, who played the lead role of Freder Fredersen. Her next major collaboration with Lang was M (1931), a film about a child murderer. It was written with exquisite attention to accuracy. Lang and von Harbou had been enthralled with news coverage…
Theatrical release poster
Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert, gazing into a shop window. Lang used glass and reflections throughout the film for expressive purposes.