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Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (original title)

297 min  -  Crime | Mystery | Thriller  -   26 May 1922 (Germany)
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Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.

Director:

Fritz Lang
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Rudolf Klein-Rogge ...
Aud Egede Nissen Aud Egede Nissen ...
Cara Carozza, die Tänzerin
Gertrude Welcker Gertrude Welcker ...
Gräfin Dusy Told (as Gertrude Welker)
Alfred Abel Alfred Abel ...
Graf Told / Richard Fleury - US version
Bernhard Goetzke Bernhard Goetzke ...
Staatsanwalt von Welk / Chief Inspector Norbert von Wenck / Chief Inspector De Witt - US version
Paul Richter Paul Richter ...
Edgar Hull
Robert Forster-Larrinaga Robert Forster-Larrinaga ...
Spoerri
Hans Adalbert Schlettow Hans Adalbert Schlettow ...
Georg, the Chauffeur (as Hans Adalbert von Schlettow)
Georg John Georg John ...
Pesch
Charles Puffy Charles Puffy ...
Hawasch (as Karl Huszar)
Grete Berger Grete Berger ...
Fine, a servant
Julius Falkenstein Julius Falkenstein ...
Karsten
Lydia Potechina Lydia Potechina ...
Die Russin
Julius E. Herrmann Julius E. Herrmann ...
Emil Schramm (as Julius Herrmann)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julietta Brandt Julietta Brandt
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Storyline

Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him. Written by Snow Leopard  

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Plot Keywords:

Disguise | Organized Crime | Seance | Temptation | Germany  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German (intertitles)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El doctor Mabuse See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Uco-Film GmbH See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(restored version)  | Germany: (part 2)  | Germany: (part 1)  | Spain: (part 2)  | Spain: (part 1)  | USA: (video version)  | (Murnau Foundation restoration)  | Germany:

Sound Mix:

Silent

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Fritz Lang originally wanted the actress portraying Venus to be completely nude. When the first take was completed, he didn't like how the woman's pubic hair looked, and ordered her to shave it off. The actress indignantly refused, sending Lang into a tantrum. Eventually, a compromise was reached when a small strip of cloth was draped over the offending hair. This scene was predictably removed from the revival versions that circulated throughout the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and has only recently been part of the film in the rare showings of the Fritz Lang archives' complete copy of Dr. Mabuse. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Mabuse enters the counterfeiting den in the guise of a drunken sailor, he unlocks the ribbed door and pushes it open. The next shot, from inside the den, shows the henchman pull the closed door open for Mabuse. See more »

Quotes

Staatsanwalt von Welk: [speaking on the phone:] Mabuse, surrender! We have ringed the house!
Dr. Mabuse: I feel like a state within the State. Come and get me!
Staatsanwalt von Welk: We shall be using strong means; resistance is useless!
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Connections

Referenced in Invincible (2001) See more »