M (1931)
Directed by Fritz Lang · Cinematography by Fritz Arno Wagner
Passed99 min65 frames
DramaThrillerCrime
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What is M about?
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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What does the cinematography of M look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, M builds its coverage from medium shots (45% of the sample), with wide compositions (18%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Fritz Arno Wagner keeps 48% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. 58% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 62% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of M?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of M (1931) are #8e8e8e, #d0d0d0, #2d2d2d, #060606, #4e4e4e, #afafaf — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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