Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit 1922

Name: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit
Released: 1922-04-27
Cast: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Aud Egede-Nissen, Gertrude Welcker, Alfred Abel, Bernhard Goetzke

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.

Directed by:	Fritz Lang
Written by:	Fritz Lang & Thea von Harbou & Norbert Jacques
Runtime:	271 minutes
Critics score:	93 / 100
Tagline:	"He's the damnation and the salvation!"
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