
God Told Me To(1976)
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.


“Where death is the ultimate vacation.”
In the not-too-distant future Berlin is shocked by a series of spectacular suicides; a policeman's investigations lead him to a beautiful, enigmatic woman and the revelation of a sinister plot to manipulate the population through mass hypnosis.

Alan Bates
Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru

Jennifer Beals
Sonja Vogler

Jan Niklas
Lt. Claus Hartman

Hanns Zischler
Moser

Benoît Régent
Stieglitz
Alexander Radszun
Engler

Peter Fitz
Veidt

Daniela Poggi
Kathi

William Berger
Penck

Michael Degen
Reimar von Geldern
Dr. M is a crime, mystery, science fiction film released in 1990. Directed by Claude Chabrol, it stars Alan Bates, Jennifer Beals, Jan Niklas. In the not-too-distant future Berlin is shocked by a series of spectacular suicides; a policeman's investigations lead him to a beautiful, enigmatic woman and the revelation of a sinister plot to manipulate the population through mass hypnosis.
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