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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler: Part 1 – The Great Gambler (1922)

Directed by Fritz Lang

Overview

Doctor Mabuse is a criminal mastermind, doctor of psychology, and master of disguise, armed with the powers of hypnosis and mind control, who oversees the counterfeiting and gambling rackets of the Berlin underworld. He visits gambling dens by night under various guises and aliases, using the power of suggestion to win at cards and finance his plans.

Length 154 minutes

Actors

Rudolf Klein-Rogge | Aud Egede Nissen | Gertrude Welcker | Alfred Abel | Bernhard Goetzke | Paul Richter | Robert Forster-Larrinaga | Hans Adalbert Schlettow | Charles Puffy | Grete Berger | Julius Falkenstein | Lydia Potechina | Julius E. Herrmann