The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Movie · NR · 122 min · ★ 7.6 · 81% critics
A detective investigating a crime wave ends up in an asylum, where a notorious criminal mastermind lies confined and silent—yet detailed plans for new crimes keep appearing. As the police close in, they must untangle how the gang is getting its orders and stop a spreading campaign of fear before the city is pushed into chaos.
Based on Q47151620
Also known as The Crimes of Dr. Mabuse
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Details
- Original title
- Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse
- Years
- 1933
- Release date
- 1933-04-21
- Language
- German
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (284 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, twisty detective thriller with a sinister, almost supernatural edge and a creeping sense of disorder, in the vein of M or Ministry of Fear; Not for you if you dislike long, dialogue-heavy mysteries.
Pros: tense crime mystery; eerie atmosphere; inventive set pieces | Cons: long runtime; talky stretches; uneven love subplot
Themes
- delinquent
- victim
- hypnosis
- doctor
- criminal
- german expressionism
Cast & crew
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
as Dr. Mabuse
Oscar Beregi Sr.
as Prof. Dr. Baum
Camilla Spira
as Juwelen-Anna
Otto Wernicke
as Kommissar Lohmann
Paul Henckels
as Lithograph
Theo Lingen
as Karetzky
Rudolf Schündler
as Hardy
Theodor Loos
as Dr. Kramm
- KM
Karl Meixner
as Hofmeister
Gustav Diessl
as Kent
Directed by Fritz Lang