The Double Face of Peter Lorre (1984)
The Double Face of Peter Lorre (1984)
Peter Lorre achieved international fame for his performance in the myth-making role in M. This character has held a peculiar fascination for generations of cinephiles. However, at the time, whilst such success meant recognition, it also weighed on the Hungarian actor as a constrictive burden. Using photographs and film extracts, Das doppelte Gesicht reconstructs the ups and downs of Lorre's career, taking into consideration the economic imperatives and workings of the film industry at the time. (Arnold Hohmann, 1984)

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Peter Lorre Peter Lorre As: Self (archive footage)
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Peter Lorre achieved international fame for his performance in the myth-making role in M. This character has held a peculiar fascination for generations of cinephiles. However, at the time, whilst such success meant recognition, it also weighed on the Hungarian actor as a constrictive burden. Using photographs and film extracts, Das doppelte Gesicht reconstructs the ups and downs of Lorre's career, taking into consideration the economic imperatives and workings of the film industry at the time. (Arnold Hohmann, 1984)


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Genres: Documentary

Language: English, Deutsch

Release Date: 05 September 1984

Country: DE

Runtime: 59m

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Company: Harun Farocki Filmproduktion, WDR

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Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

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