A good franchise gone wrong slapped onto disc in the cheapest way possible. The transfer is the first time the film has looked decent on video. Mabuse the gambler silent, 1922 the testament of dr. Mabuse 1933 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fritz lang concepiva il genere in modo abbastanza diverso da alfred hitchcock. Mabuse reunites the director with the character that had effectively launched his career. Baum, director of the asylum where he is being held, to maintain his criminal activities outside and, indeed, on mabuses death to accept that he is the reincarnation of the mad doctor. Not realizing he has been seen, hofmeister is attacked by the thugs and later turns up out of his mind. Well if youre in the mood for a different kind of movie, you have found what you are after. 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. A west germanfrenchitalian international coproduction, it starred peter van eyck, dawn addams and gert frobe.
Mabuse rudolph kleinrogge a sinister mesmeristpsychiatrist, toys with the. Mabuse lang and harbou show how the insane mabuse uses his hypnotic powers to induce dr. Lang put slogans and ideas expounded by the nazis into the mouth of a madman, warning his audience of an imminent menace, which was soon to become. The german super criminal in five bids to dominate the world. A master criminal and hypnotist haunts the head of the asylum where he is a patient.
Get the early fritz lang mabuse movies and just forget these ones even exist. It was directed by fritz lang and released in 1922. The gambler is the eightreel version of fritz langs twenty reeler, twopart silent thriller, dr. The return of doctor mabuse 1961, the invisible doctor mabuse 1962, the death ray mirror of doctor mabuse 1964 director. The film is silent and would be followed by the sound sequels the testament of dr. Mabuse character with virtually no redeeming value.
Not realizing he has been seen, hofmeister is attacked by the. It is quite possible that langs insecurity fed into the fearful, paranoiac visions of ordinary men who transgress the values of a conservative society found in his film noirs and in the testament of dr. Mabuse, the gambler, mastered from a 2000 restoration conducted by the friedrichwilhelmmurnaustiftung, and using existing camera negatives from the bundesarchivfilmarchiv, berlin, and the filmmuseum in. Mabuse 1933 starring rudolf kleinrogge and gustav diessl on dvd and bluray. Mabuse comparison between the 1933 german version, the french version, and the crimes of dr.
Mabuse is a sequel to the financially successful dr. Fritz lang directed this sequel to his nearly fourhour dr. Mabuse cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Mabuse,1 is a 1933 german crimethriller film directed by fritz lang. Criterions doubledisc dvd edition of the testament of dr. Otto wernicke, theodor loos, oskar beregi, rudolf kleinrogge. Mabuse does not require any knowledge from the earlier film. The film is loosely based on the plot of fritz langs dr. The comic book parallels are actually extraordinarily obvious when it comes to dr.
Etiopomar, the exciting second chapter in the story of dr. The invisible dr mabuse, classic full lengh movie youtube. Locked away in an asylum for a decade and teetering between life and death, the criminal mastermind doctor mabuse rudolf kleinrogge has scribbled his. Lang was at his peak of his powers when he made this film and. However it packs a lot of thrills in a short two hours and theres a lot to love here. Mabuse, is a nightmarish alegory of the postwar modern society. Mabuse is a one of fritz langs most wellknown works, and a classic piece of german expressionism. Mabuse films the following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. Mabuse was banned by the nazis and had to have its premiere in vienna. Mabuse whose plans to dominate the world this time involve sending his drones to attack a nuclear power plant. Apr 27, 20 an absolutely terrible, amateurish, silly take on the old dr. Mabuse is actually the third fritz lang film about his titular supercriminal, essentially a cinematic super villain for thirties germany.
Mabuse, the gambler, mastered from a 2000 restoration conducted by the friedrichwilhelmmurnaustiftung, and using existing camera negatives from the bundesarchivfilmarchiv, berlin, and the filmmuseum in stadtmuseum. Mabuse in mind mabuse im gedachtnis, 1984 film by thomas honickel featuring an interview with actor rudolf schundler hardy in the testament of dr. Nazi minister of information joseph goebbels saw the film as an instruction. The luxor hotel where the story mainly takes place is a buiding made by the nazis and has a secret camera system ovserving every single thing that happens in it. Mabuse the gambler 1922 and features many cast and crew members from langs previous films. Mabuse 1933 and the much later the thousand eyes of dr. It was a west germanfrenchitalian international coproduction directed by harald reinl that was the second of the 1960s ccc films dr. Mabuse 1933 berlin police inspector lohmann investigates a case in which all clues lead to a man whos been in a hospital for mental illnesses for many years dr. Okay, the blue screen look of the film is occasionally striking, but this is a mess when it comes to a solid script, strong characters, suspense, tension, or any coherent excitement. Originally created by author norbert jacques as a knockoff of other pulp characters, the novel dr.
All one really needs to know about 1962s the invisible dr. Mabuse, is a 1933 german crimethriller film directed by fritz lang. This is my first time seeing a mabuse film without fritz lang at the helm, and i have to say the more journeyman approach to the material works pretty well here, giving it a simplicity and excitement akin to a chamber piece in comparison to langs 1,000piece orchestras. Harald reinl, hugo fregonese retromediaimage entertainment you have only one master doctor mabuse image entertainment in conjunction with retromedia has just released a triple feature presentation of three. Lang was at his peak of his powers when he made this film and its so gloriously expressionistic, dreamlike and beautiful. Mabuse, who had appeared in earlier films by lang in 1922 and 1933. An unimpressive remake of fritz langs 1933 the testament of dr. Mabuse, the gambler 1922, a silent fourhour, twopart film. Mabuse is a 1961 blackandwhite crime film thriller made in west berlin. Mabuse took control of the city, now christened etiopomar. At the end of his film making odyssey, langs last directed film was the thousand eyes of dr. This thrillermelodrama exploring themes of paranoia, nihilism, and hidden menace was langs last german film until after the war, and his last.
His epic silent film established mabuse as the precursor to the comic book supervillain, controlling mens minds. Mabuse, though, is that it ends with mabuse wolfgang preiss locked up in an insane asylum, which is where we find him at that start of this film, scribbling down the ingenious plans that his gang uses to. An absolutely terrible, amateurish, silly take on the old dr. The film opens with detective hofmeister karl meixner spying on the activities of a criminal syndicate. Nov 29, 2012 were excited to announce the official theatrical release of doctor mabuse 20. Were excited to announce the official theatrical release of doctor mabuse 20. Both movies were directed simultaneously by fritz lang in germany. Mabuse appear to be being put into practice again in the west germany of the wirtschaftswunder. Mabuse that has the mad doctor imprisoned in an insane asylum, hypnotizing rilla to carry out his evil plans.
Mabuse is a 1960 blackandwhite crime thriller film directed by fritz lang in his final film before his death. Mabuse film series, being the sequel to fritz langs the thousand eyes of dr. Mabuse the gambler, and made famous by three films about the character directed by fritz lang. Mabuse is a fictional character created by norbert jacques in the german novel dr. Part of a series of movies, this is another tale of the wicked dr. Doctor mabuse 20 inspector carl lohemann nathan wilson tries to stop criminal mastermind dr. In his first mabuse, lang reserves most of the bravura sequences and effects around the theme of vision as mabuse hypnotically influences or controls his victims, or conjures up visions of them. A film about the dastardly doings of norbert jacquess title villian, directed by fritz lang. Mabuse silent of 1922 often shown in two parts, dr. In 1960, fritz lang returned to germany to make his last film, a much delayed sequel to. Mabuse series about the character doctor mabuse who featured in the novels of norbert jacques. Several decades later, a whole slew of lowbudget german films were made with the characters name featuring as their selling point even good ol jess franco got in on the act with his the revenge of dr. Mabuse dashiell barnes 20121015 lang returns to the character that launched his career in what was his last film in germany for over 25 years.
In 1960, fritz lang returned to germany to make his last film, a much delayed sequel to dr. Mabuse, the methods of the long dead diabolical mastermind dr. May 16, 2014 hollinsworth productions is excited to announce doctor mabuse. Mabuse films directed by fritz lang in the 1920s and early 1930s, the supposedly dead and buried mabuse returns to his criminal activities, as his longtime foe police inspector lohmann, a dauntless girl reporter, and an american who may be an fbi agent, or maybe a chicago mobster investigate a series of gruesome murders connected to a maximum security. Le testament du dr mabuse film 1933 fritz lang and rene sti. Mabuse, and not just because hes described by the film as a super criminal and has powers of hypnosis.
Unwittingly skipped over an entire mabuse film in my eagerness to get to the second one featuring gert frobe as inspector lohmann. Apr 22, 2014 1962 aka terror of the mad doctor gerte frobe, wolfgang preiss, senta berger. Mabuse, the edited and dubbed american version of the film. The third installment in the doctor mabuse trilogy, in which the criminal mastermind returns for one last stab at domination. The terror of doctor mabuse letterboxd your life in film. The head of an asylum is controlled by the spirit of the dead, evil. Reviving the character of mabuse 10 years later in the last will of dr. Hollinsworth productions is excited to announce doctor mabuse. Mabuse tries to find the solution with clues from gangster thomas kent gustav diessl. A sequel to his enormously successful silent film dr. Mabuse is a 1933 psychological thriller from famed german director fritz lang m, metropolis, you only live once, the big heat the following weapons were used in the film the testament of dr. Mabuse was langs last film before he left germany for hollywood. Langs last film in germany before he hurriedly left the country the director claimed that he had lately been offered a key position in the nazicontrolled film industry, the testament of dr mabuse aka. Kino lorber repertory is proud to present the authorized version of fritz langs 1922 film dr.