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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

19227.74h 31m

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.

Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Thea von Harbou, Norbert Jacques, Fritz Lang
Produced by Erich Pommer
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Top Cast

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Dr. Mabuse

Aud Egede-Nissen

Aud Egede-Nissen

Cara Carozza

Gertrude Welcker

Gertrude Welcker

Countess Dusy Told

Alfred Abel

Alfred Abel

Count Told

Bernhard Goetzke

Bernhard Goetzke

Prosecutor von Wenk

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Paul Richter

Edgar Hull

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Robert Forster-Larrinaga

Spoerri

Hans Adalbert Schlettow

Hans Adalbert Schlettow

Georg

Georg John

Georg John

Pesch

Károly Huszár

Károly Huszár

Hawasch

Themes & Keywords

maskmagicidentitydollarinflationcounterfeitcriminalpsychiatristdisguisesilent filmmovie serialstock exchangegerman expressionism

About Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler is a crime, thriller film released in 1922 exploring themes of mask, magic, identity, dollar, inflation, counterfeit. Directed by Fritz Lang, it stars Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Aud Egede-Nissen, Gertrude Welcker. 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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