Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Plot.
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.
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Cast & Crew.
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Dr. Mabuse
Aud Egede-Nissen
Cara Carozza
Gertrude Welcker
Countess Dusy Told
Alfred Abel
Count Told
Bernhard Goetzke
Prosecutor von Wenk
Paul Richter
Edgar Hull
Robert Forster-Larrinaga
Spoerri
Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Georg
Georg John
Pesch
Károly Huszár
Hawasch
Grete Berger
Fine, a servant
Julius Falkenstein
Karsten
Lydia Potechina
The Russian
Julius E. Herrmann
Emil Schramm
Max Adalbert
(uncredited)
Anita Berber
Dancer in tailcoat (uncredited)
Paul Biensfeldt
Man who gets the gun (uncredited)
Gustav Botz
(uncredited)
Lil Dagover
(uncredited)
Heinrich Gotho
(uncredited)
Robert Israel
Composer
Leonhard Haskel
(uncredited)
Aljoscha Zimmermann
Composer
Erner Huebsch
(uncredited)
Gottfried Huppertz
(uncredited)
Hans Junkermann
(uncredited)
Sergei Eisenstein
Editor
Adolf Klein
(uncredited)
Erich Pabst
(uncredited)
Edgar Pauly
Big Spectator (uncredited)
Karl Platen
Tolds' servant (uncredited)
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
(uncredited)
Adele Sandrock
(uncredited)
Willy Schmidt-Gentner
(uncredited)
Hans Sternberg
(uncredited)
Olaf Storm
(uncredited)
Oscar Stribolt
Enthusiastic Volunteer at Magic Show (uncredited)
Erich Walter
(uncredited)
Fritz Lang
Director / Screenplay
Norbert Jacques
Screenplay / Novel
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 27, 1922
Original NameDr. Mabuse, der Spieler
StatusReleased
Running Time4h 31m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
identity
magic
mask
dollar
inflation
counterfeit
criminal
psychiatrist
disguise
silent film
stock exchange
movie serial
german expressionism
Wiki.
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (German: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler) is the first film in the Dr. Mabuse series about the character Doctor Mabuse who featured in the novels of Norbert Jacques. It was directed by Fritz Lang and released in 1922. The film is silent and would be followed by the sound sequels The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) and The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960).
It is four and a half hours long and divided into two parts, originally released a month apart: Der große Spieler: Ein Bild der Zeit and Inferno: Ein Spiel von Menschen unserer Zeit. The title, Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, makes use of three meanings of the German Der Spieler which can mean gambler, puppeteer, or actor.
The film is included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, being the first of five Lang films to be included.
Dr. Mabuse Collection.
Other parts of the collection
The Terror of Doctor Mabuse (1962)
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The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
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The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961)
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The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962)
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Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard (1963)
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The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse (1964)
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler: Part 1 – The Great Gambler (1922)
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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler: Part 2 – Inferno (1922)
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