Rudolf Klein-Rogge,
Aud Egede Nissen,
Gertrude Welcker,
Alfred Abel,
Bernhard Goetzke
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Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler is the eight-reel version of Fritz Lang's twenty reeler, two-part silent thriller, Dr. Mabuse. Mabuse (Rudolph Klein-Rogge) a sinister mesmerist/psychiatrist, toys with the wea... read more
DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001
Stats: 130 reviews
An ambitious tale that blends crime, mystery and horror. Starring an arch villain who lays in the same snake pit with the likes of Fu Manchu, Svengali, professor Moriarty, Fantomas and dear old Dr. Caligari. despite its excessive duration, it delivers a superb interpretation by R... read more
It's a four hour long silent film but it didn't bore me not even for a second thanks to the great story & Lang's masterful direction, One of the best & most entertaining silent films I've ever seen
a great silent crime epic from 1922, the original tale of dr. mabuse, brilliant psychoanalyst and criminal mastermind who uses mind control on his victims. this was highly entertaining despite being over 4 hours long. mabuse is the heir of caligari and fantomas and some say he ... read more
Fritz Lang's "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler" is so full of action and suspense that you may forget that it's a silent while watching. And sure, its length is intimidating (about four hours, in two parts), but it's really no chore to sit through if you spread your viewing across two nig... read more
A must-see for students of early film history. Absorbing characters, plenty of action, and marvelous German Expressionist sets. Director Fritz Lang's shot composition should be studied by today's careless, unsteady MTV-schooled filmmakers! As you watch it on your DVD player fre... read more
I would never, ever, ever, ever, ever watch this again and the fact that I made it through it to begin with is an act of God, but everything from the effects to the intricate plot is extremely impressive.
Altogether interesting, but occasionally I wanted to slap characters for being so easily hypnotized. But that's just me.
Great crime thriller with a supernatural edge given to the title villain just to keep you guessing. Rudolf Klein-Rogge is well cast.
A little long for my taste but a nice film of a crime lord with many disguises and hypnotic trances. Very creepy atmosphere.
Though disjointed and poorly paced and the plot makes little sense, there are inspirational moments throughout. Full Review
One of the silent era's best and most exciting epics, the hyper-modern Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler has scarcely aged a day in nearly ninety years. Full Review
Uneven but sometimes outstanding film. Full Review
Straightforward enough -- but also unique enough -- to provide an excellent primer to Lang's early work. Full Review
This Mabuse has only pretensions to myth; he's as mortal as they come and Lang's film slowly (very slowly) leads him down a Fibonacci-spiraled path to the one true salvation--insanity. Full Review
In Europe Mabuse is as familiar an icon of horror as Count Dracula or Frankenstein's Monster. It began here, with Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler ('...the Gambler'). Full Review
Lang's introduction to Mabuse is typical of his early work in being disorganised and erratically paced as a narrative, but shot through with flashes of inspiration. Full Review
This is wonderfully exuberant cinema, delighting in the possibilities of the art form. Full Review
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