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Plays like the stream of a not very pleasant consciousness.
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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1922 · 4h 31m · Not Rated
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Fritz Lang
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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Fritz Lang Director
- Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Dr. Mabuse
- Aud Egede-Nissen as Cara Carozza
- Gertrude Welcker as Gräfin Dusy Told
- Alfred Abel as Graf Told
- Bernhard Goetzke as Staatsanwalt von Wenk
- Paul Richter as Edgar Hull
- Robert Forster-Larrinaga as Spoerri
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow Cast
- Georg John Cast
- Károly Huszár Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Lang's introduction to Mabuse is typical of his early work in being disorganised and erratically paced as a narrative, but shot through with flashes of inspiration.
Time Out
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