
22 Jun 1954

On the Waterfront
Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker, and former boxer, who is tricked by his corrupt bosses into leading his friend to death. After falling in love, he tries to leave the waterfront and expose his employers.
Who is the murderer?
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
Hans Beckert
Frau Beckmann
Elsie Beckmann
Inspector Karl Lohmann
Inspector Groeber
Schränker
Franz
The Cheater
Pickpocket with Six Watches
Bauernfänger
Becker's 'Attorney'
Blind Panhandler
Minister
Police Chief
Criminal Secretary
Damowitz
Bartender
Prostitute
Leeser
Staatsanwalt
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