A quick tour of why this film is so historically important: to cinema, as a time capsule of pre-Nazi Germany, and to understanding the mind of Adolf Hitler. Recorded on February 15, 2021, with the view in mind that listeners have watched, or will watch, the movie themselves. This podcast gives a full list of things to look for, but the biggies are these:

- use of silence vs sound (some portions have a soundtrack, others do not)

- the notion of "honest thieves" in the criminal underground (and a well-organized one, at that)

- the way in which the 'kindermurder' is marked and hunted down - by the police AND the criminal underworld

- use of "old school" detective work: fingerprinting, handwriting analysis, and psychology

- the kangaroo court scene: what is said on the murderer's defense; how the murderer defends himself in "court"

- the maddeningly ambiguous ending - why would Jewish director Fritz Lang end the movie this way?

As of this posting, the full movie is available, uninterrupted, on YouTube HERE>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0C2Te59egQ