Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)

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Released:
1922-04-27

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.

Director:
Fritz Lang

Runtime:
4h 31min

Genre:
Crime, Thriller

  • Cast:
  • Rudolf Klein-Rogge
    as
    Dr. Mabuse
  • Aud Egede-Nissen
    as
    Cara Carozza
  • Gertrude Welcker
    as
    Countess Dusy Told
  • Alfred Abel
    as
    Count Told
  • Bernhard Goetzke
    as
    Prosecutor von Wenk