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The Return of Dr. Mabuse
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The Return of Dr. Mabuse

1961-10-13 · 85 min · ★ 6.2

Crime · Thriller · Science Fiction · Mystery

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 prison and involving a minister who has written a book called "The Anatomy Of The Devil".

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Directors
Harald Reinl
Production companies
SpA Cinematografica, Critérion Film, CCC Filmkunst
Countries
Italy, Germany, France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Gert FröbeGert FröbeLohmann
Lex BarkerLex BarkerJoe Como
Daliah LaviDaliah LaviMaria Sabrehm
Werner PetersWerner PetersBöhmler
Fausto TozziFausto TozziWarden Wolf
Joachim MockDetective Voss
Rudolf ForsterRudolf ForsterJulius Sabrehm
Rudolf FernauRudolf FernauReverend Brietenstein
Albert BesslerAlbert BesslerBlack Cloaked Peddler
Ady BerberAdy BerberAlberto Sandro
Zeev BerlinskyZeev BerlinskyMan With Prosthetic Leg
Henri CoubetThe Blind Beggar
Laura SolariLaura SolariMrs. Pizarro
Wolfgang PreissWolfgang PreissDr. Mabuse
Herbert WeißbachCoroner
Jean-Roger CaussimonJean-Roger CaussimonKüster
Lou SeitzMrs. Lohmann
Alexander EngelAlexander EngelProf. Griesinger
Erik RadolfOberst Haag

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