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Rudolf Klein-Rogge (standing).
Photograph: courtesy Kino Lorber.
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Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler
(Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler)
Also known as The Fatal Passion and The Fatal Passion of Dr. Mabuse in the USA : [Dr. Mabuse: King of Crime] : {The Fatal Passions}
(1922) Germany
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Fritz Lang
Cast: Rudolf Klein-Rogge [Doktor Mabuse], Aud Egede Nissen [Cara Carozza], Gertrude Welcker [Countess Dusy Told], Alfred Abel [Count Told], Bernhard Goetzke [State Attorney Norbert von Wenk], Paul Richter [Edgar Hull], Forster Larrinaga [Spoerri], Hans Adalbert von Schlettow [Georg], Georg John [Pesch], Karl Huszar [Hawasch], Grete Berger [Fine], Julius Falkenstein [Karsten], Lydia Potechina [the Russian], Julius Hermann [Emil Schramm], Anita Berber, Julie Brandt, Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg, Adele Sandrock, Max Adalbert, Paul Biensfeld, Gustav Botz, Heinrich Gotho [the occupant of seat 5], Leonard Haskel, Erner Hübsch, Gottfried Ruppertz, Hans Junkermann, Adolf Klein, Erich Pabst, Edgar Pauly, Karl Platen, Hans Sternberg, Olaf Storm, Erich Walter
UCO-Film production; distributed by Decla-Bioskop Aktiengesellschaft. / Produced by Erich Pommer. Scenario by Thea von Harbou, from the novel Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler by Norbert Jacques. Production design by Otto Hunte and Stahl-Urach. Costume design by Vally Reinecke. Cinematography by Carl Hoffmann. / Part one premiered in Berlin on 27 April 1922. Part two premiered in Berlin on 26 May 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Hanns Kobe was originally announced as the director of this film. The film was originally exhibited in two parts released separately over two months: Der grosse Spieler: Ein Bild Unserer Zeit (The Great Gambler: An Image of Our Time) and Inferno: Ein Spiel von Menschen Unserer Zeit (Inferno: A Tale of People of Our Time). The films were released in France and in the United Kingdom in 1923. The two parts were edited down to a single feature length film and released in the USA as The Fatal Passion of Dr. Mabuse in 1927. Lang directed two sequels: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) and Die Tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse (The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse) (1960).
Drama: Crime.
Survival status: Print exists [35mm positive].
Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.
Keywords: Banks - Criminals - Disguises - Gamblers - Gambling - Games: Card - Hypnotism - Secret organizations - Weapons: Guns
Listing updated: 7 March 2024.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Baer-Film p. 69; Bardèche-History pp. 190, 191; Bohn-Light pp. 127, 159; Everson-American p. 314; Everson-Detective pp. 31, 53; Geduld-Birth p. 147; Jensen-Lang pp. 18, 34-46, 69, 70, 72, 73, 75, 79, 80, 85, 105, 119, 206-207; Limbacher-Feature pp. 65, 77; Maltin-Classic p. 185; Manchel-Terrors p. 29; Perry-British p. 50; Sinyard-Silent pp. 162, 163; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 257.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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