Die Todesstrahlen des Dr. Mabuse (1964)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Directors:

Hugo Fregonese
Victor De Santis

Writers:

Ladislas Fodor (writer)
Norbert Jacques (characters)

Release Date:

1967 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world. |

Plot Keywords:

Death Ray | Beautiful Woman | Evil Scientist | Character Name In Title

Cast

Peter van Eyck	...	Maj. Bob Anders
O.E. Hasse	...	Prof. Larsen
Yvonne Furneaux	...	Gilda Larsen (as Yvonne Fourneaux)
Rika Dialina	...	Judy
Wolfgang Preiss	...	Dr. Mabuse (archive footage)
Walter Rilla	...	Prof. Pohland
Ernst Schröder	...	Chefarzt
Robert Beatty	...	Col. Matson
Valéry Inkijinoff	...	Dr. Krishna
Dieter Eppler	...	Kaspar
Claudio Gora	...	Direktor Botani / Dr. Mabuse
Gustavo Rojo	...	Mario Monta
Massimo Pietrobon	...	Jason Monta
Charles Fawcett	...	Cmdr. Adams (as Charly Fawcett)
Leo Genn	...	Adm. Quency

Also Known As:

I raggi mortali del Dr. Mabuse (Italy)
Les rayons de la mort du Dr. Mabuse (France)
Mission spéciale au 2ème bureau (France)
The Death Ray Mirror of Dr. Mabuse
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse (International: English title) (literal title)
The Devilish Dr. Mabuse
The Secret of Dr. Mabuse (USA)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

West Germany | France | Italy

Language:

German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | West Germany:16 (nf)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)

Trivia:

Wolfgang Preiss does not appear in this movie although he is listed in the credits.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Dr. M (1990)

The death knell of Dr Mabuse is more like it.

From 1960 to 1964 the Germans released six thrillers focusing on Dr Mabuse. I loved five of them.Guess which one I hate.Hate may be too strong a word.But after wanting to see this for so long the actual viewing is a disappointment.

The writers/producers/director strayed from the original source material of Dr Mabuse. James Bond was extremely popular at the time and it heavily influenced this film.

What we have is a hodge podge of too many smart spies running around an island. They're all looking for the latest person possessed by Dr Mabuse. Mabuse has gotten his hands on a death ray and is ready to start World War III.

If it wasn't for a very tenuous three minutes at the beginning of the film and the last two minutes you wouldn't know you were watching a Dr Mabuse movie. You'd chalk it up to a really bad James Bond rip off and do something else. Smart move.