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Director:
Fritz Lang
Writers:
Fritz Lang (writer)
Norbert Jacques (characters)
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Release Date:
1952 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Fantasy | Horror See more »
Tagline:
Fritz Lang's Meisterwerk. Der Gewaltigste Film der Gegenwart. (Fritz Lang's masterpiece. The most tremendous film of the present.)
Plot:
A new crime wave grips the city and all clues seem to lead to the nefarious Dr. Mabuse, even though he has been imprisoned in a mental asylum for nearly a decade. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
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Fritz Lang's Metropolis: Restored, Reconstructed And On BluRay November 22nd.
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Tuesday Morning Foreign Region DVD Report: The Complete Fritz Lang Mabuse Boxset
 (From MUBI. 3 November 2009, 10:51 AM, PST)
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User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Rudolf Klein-Rogge ... Dr. Mabuse
Gustav Diessl ... Thomas Kent
Rudolf Schündler ... Hardy
Oskar Höcker ... Bredow
Theo Lingen ... Karetzky
Camilla Spira ... Juwelen-Anna
Paul Henckels ... Lithograph / Litographer
Otto Wernicke ... Kriminalkomissar Lohmann / Commissioner Lohmann
Theodor Loos ... Dr. Kramm
Hadrian Maria Netto ... Nicolai Griforiew (as Hadrian M. Netto)
Paul Bernd ... Erpresser / Blackmailer
Henry Pleß ... Bulle
Adolf E. Licho ... Dr. Hauser
Oscar Beregi Sr. ... Prof. Dr. Baum (as Oscar Beregi)
Wera Liessem ... Lilli
Karl Meixner ... Hofmeister
Klaus Pohl ... Müller
Gerhard Bienert
Josef Dahmen
Georg John ... Baums Diener / Baum's Servant
Karl Platen
Paul Rehkopf
Franz Stein
Ludwig Stössel ... Arbeiter / Worker
Eduard Wesener
Bruno Ziener
Heinrich Gotho
Michael von Newlinsky
Anna Goltz
Heinrich Gretler
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Directed by
Fritz Lang 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Norbert Jacques  characters
Fritz Lang  writer
Thea von Harbou 

Produced by
Fritz Lang .... producer
Seymour Nebenzal .... producer
 
Original Music by
Hans Erdmann 
Walter Sieber (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Károly Vass  (as Karl Vash)
Fritz Arno Wagner 
 
Film Editing by
Conrad von Molo 
Lothar Wolff 
 
Art Direction by
Emil Hasler 
Karl Vollbrecht 
 
Costume Design by
Hans Kothe 
 
Makeup Department
Franz Siebert .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Wilhelm Löwenberg .... production manager
Gustav Rathje .... unit manager
 
Art Department
Walter Schulze-Mittendorff .... sculptor
 
Sound Department
Adolf Jansen .... sound
James G. Stewart .... dubbing sound (1952)
Conrad von Molo .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Ernst Kunstmann .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Werner Krien .... assistant camera
Walter Schulz .... gaffer
 
Editorial Department
Gregg C. Tallas .... additional editor (1952 version)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse" - Germany (original title)
"The Crimes of Dr. Mabuse" - USA (dubbed version)
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Runtime:
122 min
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Germany:(Banned) (1933-1945) | Spain:13 | Sweden:(Banned) (1933-1952) | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Singapore:PG | Finland:(Banned) (1933) | Finland:K-16 (1998) | Finland:K-18 (1952) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | UK:12 (2003) | UK:A (1934) | South Korea:15 (2006) | USA:Not Rated
Filming Locations:
Berlin, GermanySee more »
Company:
Nero-Film AGSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The premiere, in Germany, was canceled due to government censors.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!See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in One, Two, Three (1961)See more »
Soundtrack:
Die Walküre (The Valkyries)See more »

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User Reviews

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25 out of 32 people found the following review useful.
Two crowded hours, 17 January 2006
Author: rpowell-4 from Finland

This film's a thriller, a detective story, a ghost story; it has romantic and comic sub-plots, a striking array of sets, some of the first convincing special effects ever used, echoes of other films; and it is not hard to find in it political relevance to today. It's a lot to cram into two hours, and one has to work to follow every twist of the plot, but it is both a rewarding and entertaining experience.

The film draws on an exceptionally wide variety of cinematic styles. There are expressionist moments, and these are particularly striking, but they account for only two or three minutes out of a running time of 120. There are moments when one could almost be in a screwball comedy. And there are moments which come close to social realism – it would be interesting to know whether the patients at the mental hospital played themselves. The dominant mode, though, is an anticipation of film noir.

I would, though, counsel against investing too much historical hindsight in this film – yes, Fritz Lang did go into exile from the Nazis – but it is more the shadow of Weimar than the shadow of Hitler that hovers in the background here.

Not perfect; not an absolute masterpiece: but an occasionally stunning and always stimulating film, which deserves 9 out of 10.

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