What is the name of the movie this screen shot from?

Interesting. Any idea where the film title M comes from or means?

Lou Lou, it stands for “Mörder” (German for “murderer”). The letter itself plays a key role in the film.

Fritz Lang is one of my favorite filmmakers. I like his silent films best.

One fascinating aspect about this film is its innovative use of sound. Director Fritz Lang, in his first sound film, masterfully employed sound effects, both on and off-screen, to build suspense and convey narrative information, rather than relying solely on dialogue. The film also famously uses a leitmotif – a recurring musical phrase associated with a specific character – to identify the child murderer, Hans Beckert, played by Peter Lorre. This technique, borrowed from opera, is now commonplace in modern films.