While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

Year: 1956

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Fritz Lang

ThrillerDramaThrillers and murder mysteriesSuspenseful crime thrillersNoir and dark crime dramas

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream! Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed “The Lipstick Killer”.

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