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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 27, 1922

Runtime

4h 31m

Genres

Crime, Thriller

User Score

76%

Original Title

Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

Production Companies

Uco-Film GmbH

Director

Fritz Lang

Description

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.