
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Original Title: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler
Crime
Thriller
7.7 (195 votes)
4h 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.
Details
- Director
- Fritz Lang
- Writer
- Norbert Jacques
- Original Language
- German
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Alfred Abel
Aud Egede-Nissen
Bernhard Goetzke
Georg John
Gertrude Welcker
Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Károly Huszár
Paul Richter
Robert Forster-Larrinaga
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Keywords
counterfeit
criminal
disguise
dollar
german expressionism
identity
inflation
magic
mask
movie serial
psychiatrist
silent film
stock exchange
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