Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Plot.
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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)
Leonhard Haskel
(uncredited)
Erner Huebsch
(uncredited)
Gottfried Huppertz
(uncredited)
Sergei Eisenstein
Editor
Hans Junkermann
(uncredited)
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)
Robert Israel
Music
Fritz Lang
Director / Screenplay
Norbert Jacques
Novel / Screenplay
Thea von Harbou
Screenplay
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 27, 1922
Original NameDr. Mabuse, der Spieler
StatusReleased
Running Time4h 31m
Genres
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 character Dr. Mabuse, who disguises himself, manipulates people, and is a notorious gambler, embodies all senses of the word. Therefore, the Player might be a more appropriate translation of the title.
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.