Mr Peter Lorre

There are only so many of the wonderful film clips of Mr. Lorres' lifetime of work that one can fit into a 10 minute slot. I can only hope that the viewer will enjoy my choices.

* footnotes to the movie M

* Peter Lorre's whistling was dubbed by director Fritz Lang. * The tune that Peter Lorre's character whistles is "In the Hall of the Mountain King," from the "Peer Gynt" suite, by Edvard Grieg. * Peter Lorre was Jewish and fled Germany in fear of Nazi persecution shortly after the movie's release. Fritz Lang, who was half Jewish, fled two years later. * Contrary to popular belief, Fritz Lang did not change the title from "The Murderers are Among Us" to "M" due to fear of persecution by the Nazis. He changed the title during filming, influenced by the scene where one of the criminals writes the letter on his hand. Lang thought "M" was a more interesting title. * Fritz Lang asserts that he cast real criminals for the court scene in the end. * Fritz Lang's cruelty to his actors was legendary here. Peter Lorre was thrown down the stairs into the cellar over a dozen times. * Based on an article Fritz Lang read about the serial killer Peter Kuerten from Duesseldorf. Details have been changed but some things resemble reality. * In Germany, the Nazis banned the movie in July 1934. * The extras playing the members of the criminal gang were real life delinquents: before the end of the turning 24 of them were put into jail. * Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies". * Chosen by the Association of German Cinémathèques as the most important German film of all times. * The use of voiceover narration was a groundbreaking new technique at the time. * The title "M" is short for Mörder, the German word meaning Murderer.

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Film & Animation

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• peter
• lorre
• legend
• actor
• star
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[space1patrick]

name of the song at 8:00 u used?

[myriadmutiny]

@space1patrick the song at 8 minutes in should be ~ Heart Attack '64 ~ by Inferno Friendship Society; this was the year Peter Lorre died of heart failure.

[myriadmutiny]

@space1patrick the song at 8 minutes in should be Heart Attack '64  by Inferno Friendship Society; this was the year Peter Lorre died of heart failure.

[space1patrick]

whats the movie at 4:15? and the name of the first song u used?

[myriadmutiny]

@space1patrick the scenes @ 4 minutes into the video are from the film M ; the song that opens my tribute video is ' Overture ' by Inferno Frienship Society from the album, ' Addicted to Bad Ideas: Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century' 2007

[shanghaibenny2]

Gawd, what a natural. He was a great actor with lots of 'moto'vation. Love your music selection.

Native girls hungry for affection? They're all studying abroad.

[myriadmutiny]

lol, the 'moto' :) Thanks for watching this tribute, your comments always make my day!

[TheRealThreeP]

Why did the two people click dislike? Don't you know that might make me very angry, now? I will do terrible, HORRIBLE things to them.

[Stonehouse84]

You seem to know Peter Lorre's movie career well and I was wondering if you remember a line of his that is "Well, weeeeell" said high pitched and creepy. I can't get it out of my head and the image that I have sure looks like him.

[et7waage1]

Such a charismatic and effective actor! Great compilation! The music is fascinating, too!

[brendaPMB]

@JennelleBelle If only dear.. if only!!!