Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler
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Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (Dr. Mabuse, the gambler) is the first film in the Mabuse series by Fritz Lang from 1922. The film is silent and mostly shot in 16 frames/sec.
The film in its entirety is around four hours long, so has been divided into two parts:
- Ein Bild der Zeit (a picture of the time)
- Inferno
Synopsis
Mabuse is a doctor of psychology and master of disguise . He tricks many people out of money by conning them and using hypnotism. He murders many people, and towards the end sees their ghosts, and goes mad. It is debatable about whether he saw the ghosts because he was mad, or that seeing the ghosts sent him mad. He is then sent to an asylum which is the setting for the next film, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (the testament of Dr. Mabuse, also known as the last will of Dr. Mabuse) ten years on.
Trivia
Rudolf Klein-Rogge (Mabuse) also stars in the sequel to this film, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933) as well as the earlier silent film Metropolis (1927), also directed by Fritz Lang.External links
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013086/ IMDB article
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