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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922-04-27 · 271 min · ★ 7.7

Crime · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Fritz Lang
Production companies
Uco-Film GmbH
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Rudolf Klein-RoggeRudolf Klein-RoggeDr. Mabuse
Aud Egede-NissenAud Egede-NissenCara Carozza
Gertrude WelckerGertrude WelckerCountess Dusy Told
Alfred AbelAlfred AbelCount Told
Bernhard GoetzkeBernhard GoetzkeProsecutor von Wenk
Paul RichterPaul RichterEdgar Hull
Robert Forster-LarrinagaSpoerri
Hans Adalbert SchlettowHans Adalbert SchlettowGeorg
Georg JohnGeorg JohnPesch
Károly HuszárKároly HuszárHawasch
Grete BergerFine, a servant
Julius FalkensteinJulius FalkensteinKarsten
Lydia PotechinaLydia PotechinaThe Russian
Julius E. HerrmannEmil Schramm
Julietta Brandt
Max AdalbertMax Adalbert(uncredited)
Anita BerberAnita BerberDancer in tailcoat (uncredited)
Paul BiensfeldtPaul BiensfeldtMan who gets the gun (uncredited)
Gustav BotzGustav Botz(uncredited)
Lil DagoverLil Dagover(uncredited)

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