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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Fritz Lang released in USA on 8 august 1927 with Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)

Doktor Mabuse, der Spieler

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
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Released in USA 8 august 1927
Length 4h57
Directed by
OriginGerman
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Horror,    Crime
Rating77% 3.8973153.8973153.8973153.8973153.897315

Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (German: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler) is the first film in the Dr. Mabuse series, about the character Doctor Mabuse who featured in the novels of Norbert Jacques. It was directed by Fritz Lang and released in 1922. The film is silent and filmed mostly 16 frames per second. It would be followed by The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) and The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960).

It is four and a half hours long and divided into two parts: Der große Spieler: Ein Bild der Zeit and Inferno: Ein Spiel von Menschen unserer Zeit. The title, Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, makes use of three meanings of the German Der Spieler which can mean gambler, puppeteer, or actor. The character Dr. Mabuse, who disguises himself, manipulates people, and is a notorious gambler, embodies all senses of the word. Therefore, the Player might be a more appropriate translation of the title.

The film is included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, being the first of five Lang films to be entered.

Synopsis

Part I — The Great Gambler: A Picture of the Time (Part I - Der große Spieler: Ein Bild der Zeit)

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