The Double Face of Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre achieved international fame for his performance in the mythmaking 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 Lorres career taking into consideration the economic imperatives and workings of the film industry at the time Arnold Hohmann 1984