Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1922-04-27
Runtime: 271 minutes
Director: Fritz Lang
Top 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
- Paul Richter as Edgar Hull
- Robert Forster-Larrinaga as Spoerri
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Georg
- Georg John as Pesch
- Károly Huszár as Hawasch
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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