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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)

Genre : Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 4H 31M

Director : Fritz Lang
Writer : Norbert Jacques, Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Paul Richter
Paul Richter
Edgar Hull
Robert Forster-Larrinaga
Robert Forster-Larrinaga
Spoerri
Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Georg
Georg John
Georg John
Pesch
Károly Huszár
Károly Huszár
Hawasch
Grete Berger
Grete Berger
Fine, a servant
Julius Falkenstein
Julius Falkenstein
Karsten
Lydia Potechina
Lydia Potechina
The Russian
Julius E. Herrmann
Julius E. Herrmann
Emil Schramm
Julietta Brandt
Julietta Brandt
Max Adalbert
Max Adalbert
(uncredited)
Anita Berber
Anita Berber
Dancer in tailcoat (uncredited)
Paul Biensfeldt
Paul Biensfeldt
Man who gets the gun (uncredited)
Gustav Botz
Gustav Botz
(uncredited)
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover
(uncredited)
Heinrich Gotho
Heinrich Gotho
(uncredited)
Leonhard Haskel
Leonhard Haskel
(uncredited)
Erner Huebsch
Erner Huebsch
(uncredited)
Gottfried Huppertz
Gottfried Huppertz
(uncredited)
Hans Junkermann
Hans Junkermann
(uncredited)
Adolf Klein
Adolf Klein
(uncredited)
Erich Pabst
Erich Pabst
(uncredited)
Edgar Pauly
Edgar Pauly
Big Spectator (uncredited)
Karl Platen
Karl Platen
Tolds' servant (uncredited)
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
(uncredited)
Adele Sandrock
Adele Sandrock
(uncredited)
Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Willy Schmidt-Gentner
(uncredited)
Hans Sternberg
Hans Sternberg
(uncredited)
Olaf Storm
Olaf Storm
(uncredited)
Oscar Stribolt
Oscar Stribolt
Enthusiastic Volunteer at Magic Show (uncredited)
Erich Walter
Erich Walter
(uncredited)

Crews

Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Director
Norbert Jacques
Norbert Jacques
Screenplay
Thea von Harbou
Thea von Harbou
Screenplay
Norbert Jacques
Norbert Jacques
Novel
Erich Pommer
Erich Pommer
Producer
Carl Hoffmann
Carl Hoffmann
Director of Photography
Konrad Elfers
Konrad Elfers
Music
Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Screenplay
Osmán Pérez Freire
Osmán Pérez Freire
Music
Robert Israel
Robert Israel
Music
Otto Hunte
Otto Hunte
Art Direction
Erich Kettelhut
Erich Kettelhut
Art Direction
Karl Vollbrecht
Karl Vollbrecht
Art Direction
Aljoscha Zimmermann
Aljoscha Zimmermann
Music

Trailers and other movies

Dr Mabuse The Gambler [clip] | Fritz Lang | 1922

Posters and backgrounds

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