Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse (1960)

Director:

Fritz Lang

Writers:

Fritz Lang (screenplay) and
Heinz Oskar Wuttig (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 September 1960 (West Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Wiesbaden. La polizia criminale è in allarme per una serie di delitti misteriosi che hanno come punto in comune l'albergo Luxor...

Plot Keywords:

Megalomaniac | Good Versus Evil | Sequel | Megalomanical | Character Name In Title

Cast

Dawn Addams	...	Marion Menil
Peter van Eyck	...	Henry B. Travers
Wolfgang Preiss	...	Prof. Dr. S. Jordan / Peter Cornelius / Dr. Mabuse (also as Lupo Prezzo)
Gert Fröbe	...	Kriminalkommissar Kras
Werner Peters	...	Hieronymus B. Mistelzweig
Andrea Checchi	...	Hoteldetektiv Berg (as Andrea Checci)
Howard Vernon	...	No. 12
Nico Pepe	...	Hotel-Manager
David Cameron	...	Michael Parker (as David Camerone)
Jean-Jacques Delbo	...	Cornelius' Butler
Marielouise Nagel	...	The Blonde Luck
Reinhard Kolldehoff	...	Roberto Menil alias 'Klumpfuß'
Lotti Alberti	...	Schwester Agnes
Albert Bessler	...	Hotel-Ingenieur
Manfred Grothe	...	Kriminalassistent Keyser

Also Known As:

Diabolical Dr. Mabuse
Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse
Eyes of Evil
Il diabolico Dr. Mabuse (Italy)
Le diabolique docteur Mabuse (France)
The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (USA) (alternative spelling)
The Shadow vs. the Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (USA)
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (USA)

Runtime:

USA:103 min | Germany:98 min | UK:103 min | Italy:104 min

Country:

France | Italy | West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | West Germany:12 (w) (nf) (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (w) (nf) (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

CEI Incom

Trivia:

Fritz Lang's final directorial project.

Quotes:

Hieronymus Balthasar Mistelzweig: Hieronymus B. Mistelzweig - B steht für Bauch

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Der Fall Metropolis (2003) (V)

A great show, reminds me of the serials of the 1930's

This is a 16mm print which I acquired in a batch of films. It is very well dubbed in English. I assume the film is available on video. This film reminds me of the serials of the 1930's. Fritz Lang ended his career with this swansong, a return to a theme of his earlier Dr. Mabuse films. The master criminal's henchmen have never seen his face, and get their commands by radio while cruising in a van. Note the scene in the police commissioner's office. Everyone is smoking furiously and the room soon becomes filled with smoke. There is an almost identical scene to this in "M". Overall and very amusing and enjoyable film.