

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1922 · Movie · 4h 31m
CrimeThriller
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Key crew
- Fritz LangDirector
- Thea von HarbouScreenplay
- Norbert JacquesScreenplay
- Fritz LangScreenplay
Cast
- Rudolf Klein-RoggeDr. Mabuse
- Aud Egede-NissenCara Carozza
- Gertrude WelckerCountess Dusy Told
- Alfred AbelCount Told
- Bernhard GoetzkeProsecutor von Wenk
- Paul RichterEdgar Hull
- Robert Forster-LarrinagaSpoerri
- Hans Adalbert SchlettowGeorg
- Georg JohnPesch
- Károly HuszárHawasch
- Grete BergerFine, a servant
- Julius FalkensteinKarsten
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Themes
maskmagicidentitydollarinflationcounterfeitcriminalpsychiatristdisguisesilent filmmovie serialstock exchange























