German Classics

Metropolis (1927)(IMDB 8.3)(Silient)(EnglishSubtitles)(Dir-Fritz Lang) In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences. Director - Fritz Lang Writers - Thea von Harbou - Fritz Lang Stars - Brigitte Helm - Alfred Abel - Gustav Fröhlich

M (1931)(IMDB 8.2)(EnglishSubtitles)(Peter Lorre)(Dir–Fritz Lang) – A City Searches for a Murderer (1931, German Expressionism) Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0Creative Commons Licensepublicdomain A City Searches for a Murderer) is a 1931 German thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre in his breakthrough role as Hans Beckert, a serial killer of children. An early example of a procedural drama, the film centers on the manhunt for Lorre’s character, conducted by both the police and the criminal underworld. The film’s screenplay was written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou and was the director's first sound film. It features many cinematic innovations, including the use of long, fluid tracking shots, and a musical leitmotif in the form of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" whistled by Lorre's character. Now considered a timeless classic, the film was deemed by Lang to be his magnum opus. It is widely considered one of the greatest films of all time, and an indispensable influence on modern crime and thriller fiction.

The Blue Angel (1930) Original title: Der blaue Engel The Blue Angel (1930)(IMDB 7.7)(ClassicGerman)(EmilJannings-MarleneDietrich)(Dir-JosefvonSternberg) English-Sound-B\W Immanuel Rath, an old bachelor, is a professor at the town's university. When he discovers that some of his pupils often go into a speakeasy, The Blue Angel, to visit a dancer, Lola Lola, he comes there to confront them. But he is attracted to Lola. The next night he comes again--and does not sleep at home. This causes trouble at work and his life takes a downward spiral. Director - Josef von Sternberg Writers - Heinrich Mann - Carl Zuckmayer - Karl Vollmöller Stars - Emil Jannings - Marlene Dietrich - Kurt Gerron

Original title: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)(IMDB 8.0)(EnglishSubtitles)(Conrad Veidt)(Dir-Robert Wiene) Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders. Dir-Robert Wiene Writers-Carl Mayer-Hans Janowitz Stars-Werner Krauss-Conrad Veidt-Friedrich Feher