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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1922 DVD Release: 08/28/2001 Format: DVD - Black and White Edition: Dual Layered SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 3 hrs 49 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Crime, Master Criminal Films, Police Detective Film See Also: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler [Restored Authorized Edition]

Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler is the eight-reel version of Fritz Lang's twenty reeler, two-part silent thriller, Dr. Mabuse. Mabuse (Rudolph Klein-Rogge) a sinister mesmerist/psychiatrist, toys with the weaknesses of the rich and influential. He worms his way into the confidence of wealthy men, plays cards with them, hypnotizes them into cheating at their businesses, then puts them in a position to be blackmailed so that he can corner the stock market. A devilishly ingenious plan-but Mabuse is up against the plodding, methodical police detective Wrenk, whose subconscious is not so easily swayed...at least, not at first. In 1932, Lang directed a talkie sequel to Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Rudolf Klein-Rogge - Dr. Mabuse
Aud Egede Nissen - Cara Carozza
Gertrude Welcker - Graefin Told
Alfred Abel - Graf Told
Bernhard Goetzke - Von Wrenk

Dr. Mabuse the Gambler is the eight-reel version of Fritz Lang's twenty reeler, two-part silent thriller, Dr. Mabuse. Mabuse (Rudolph Klein-Rogge) a sinister mesmerist/psychiatrist, toys with the weaknesses of the Rich and Influential. He worms his way into the confidence of wealthy men, plays cards with them, hypnotizes them into cheating at their businesses, then puts them in a position to be blackmailed so that he can corner the stock market. A devilishly ingenious plan-but Mabuse is up against the plodding, methodical police detective Wrenk, whose subconscious is not so easily swayed...at least, not at first. In its original form, Dr. Mabuse provides a tantalizing, near-documentary peek at the sort of perverse delights available to the wastrel class of Germany in 1922, especially in a scene at an illicit cabaret where all manner of vices can be served up with a few well-chosen "code" words. In 1932, Lang directed a talkie sequel to Dr. Mabuse the Gambler: the even better The Testament of Dr. Mabuse. Special Features include a running audio commentary by Fritz Lang scholar David Kalat. ~ All Movie Guide