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CUE "DÜSSELDORF MONSTER" BY CHURCH OF MISERY FOR THIS ONE.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1280x1832 -- Spotlight on an Italian movie poster for the 1960 re-release of the groundbreaking and crirtically-acclaimed crime thriller "M" (1931), (renamed "The Monster of Düsseldorf), co-written & directed by Fritz Lang. Artwork by Niso "Kremos" Ramponi.

FILM/POSTER OVERVIEW: "Inspired by the crimes of a real-life murderer at large in Düsseldorf, Peter Kürten, German director Fritz Lang created yet another classic that ventured outside the normal bounds of early filmmaking, and laid the foundations for a whole new genre in the process. Peter Lorre gave the performance of a lifetime as child killer Hans Beckert, a part specifically written for the actor by Lang himself.

Despite it being his first ever starring role, Lorre's bone chilling performance disturbed audiences and enthralled critics, gaining international praise and the attention of Hollywood. Lang considered this picture his greatest work, a well-earned distinction considering its instrumental influence on the burgeoning film noir genre."

-- HERITAGE AUCTIONS (movie posters)

Source: https://movieposters.ha.com/itm/crime/m-unitis-1960-first-post-war-release-italian-4-fogli-55-x-78-niso-kremos-ramponi-artwork/a/7162-86012.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515.

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