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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (original title)

TV_PG 122 min  -  Crime | Horror | Mystery  -   1952 (USA)
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A new crime wave grips the city and all clues seem to lead to the nefarious Dr. Mabuse, even tough he has been imprisoned in a mental asylum for nearly a decade.

Director:

Fritz Lang

Writers:

Fritz Lang, Norbert Jacques (characters), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Rudolf Klein-Rogge ...
Gustav Diessl Gustav Diessl ...
Rudolf Schündler Rudolf Schündler ...
Oskar Höcker Oskar Höcker ...
Theo Lingen Theo Lingen ...
Camilla Spira Camilla Spira ...
Juwelen-Anna
Paul Henckels Paul Henckels ...
Lithograph / Litographer
Otto Wernicke Otto Wernicke ...
Theodor Loos Theodor Loos ...
Dr. Kramm
Hadrian Maria Netto Hadrian Maria Netto ...
Nicolai Griforiew (as Hadrian M. Netto)
Paul Bernd Paul Bernd ...
Erpresser / Blackmailer
Henry Pleß Henry Pleß ...
Bulle
Adolf E. Licho Adolf E. Licho ...
Dr. Hauser
Oscar Beregi Sr. Oscar Beregi Sr. ...
Prof. Dr. Baum (as Oscar Beregi)
Wera Liessem Wera Liessem ...
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Storyline

Berlin police inspector Lohmann investigates a case, in which all clues lead to a man, who's in a hospital for mental illnesses for since many years - Dr. Mabuse. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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Taglines:

Fritz Lang's Meisterwerk. Der Gewaltigste Film der Gegenwart. (Fritz Lang's masterpiece. The most tremendous film of the present.)

Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Das Tagebuch des Dr. Mabuse See more »

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nero-Film AG See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In his autobiography "Timebends," Arthur Miller speculates that his unconscious mind picked the name "Loman" for Willy Loman, the protagonist of his greatest play, "Death of a Salesman" (1947), from the name of Kriminalkomissar Lohmann in "Das Testament das Dr. Mabuse." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Hofmeister supposedly scratches Mabuse's name in a window pane of his apartment with a ring, but Hofmeister is not wearing any rings when Division 2-B enter his apartment. See more »

Quotes

Kriminalkomissar Lohmann: [during a shoot-out] I'm getting fed up with this!
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Connections

Referenced in One, Two, Three (1961) See more »

Soundtracks

"Die Walküre (The Valkyries)"
(1856) (uncredited)
Written by Richard Wagner
Portion hummed by Klaus Pohl See more »