Dr. M schlägt zu (1972)

Director:

Jesús Franco

Writers:

Artur Brauner (story), Arne Elsholtz (German dialogue),

Stars:

Fred Williams, Jack Taylor, Ewa Strömberg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fred Williams	...	Inspector Thomas
Jack Taylor	...	Farkas / Mabuse
Ewa Strömberg	...	Jenny (as Ewa Stroemberg)
Roberto Camardiel	...	Carlos (Drunk Angler)
Siegfried Lowitz	...	Dr. Orloff
Moisés Augusto Rocha	...	Andros (as Rocha)
Gustavo Re	...	Melou
Eva Garden	...	Wanda Orloff (as Ava Garden)
Ángel Menéndez	...	Prof. Parkinson (as Angel Melendez)
Friedrich Joloff	...	Hermann
Beni Cardoso	...	Leslie
Jesús Franco	...	Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub
Andrés Monales	...	John Paganini
Guillermo Méndez
Linda Hastreiter

Storyline

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Sci-Fi | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

West Germany Spain

Language:

German

Release Date:

2 April 1974 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Der Mann, der sich Mabuse nannte

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 7,829,349 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Copercines, Cooperativa Cinematográfica, Fénix Cooperativa Cinematográfica, Tele-Cine Film- und Fernsehproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Though mainly a German Production, the film was never released theatrically or on Video / DVD in Germany but was aired on Television a few times in the 90s.

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Connections

Follows The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse (1933)

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Soundtracks

"Striptease-Blues"
(uncredited)
written by Martin Böttcher

User Reviews

Color me Franco blue

Doctor Mabuse strikes again in this highly-colored movie shot by Jess Franco in the mid-seventies, when he was still comitting marvels. This one has almost everything you can expect from a spanish late night masterpiece : the evil doctor and his mindless Frankenstein-like monster, Monica Swinn as her evil and sexy sidekick, a cameo by a screaming and cigar smoking Franco, some cops dressed like laughable cowboys, a few sexy girls in mini-skirts and the incredible camera angles and locations that has made old Jess famous.

It's about doctor Mabuse's evil plans - plans I couldn't understand because the movie is in spanish - and the endeavours of humanity to stop him, Franco-style. Shot in the most unusual and strange locations of Spain, it is a visual treasure and the funny characters are, as always, very parodic. It may last only about an hour, but it will remain in your hearts and minds for a long long time...