Dr Mabuse
The loose collection of films that span off from the Doctor Mabuse books.
Further reading: The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels by David Kalat (2005) - Amazon.com and .co.uk
See also: Bonkers - my list of odd films
Further reading: The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels by David Kalat (2005) - Amazon.com and .co.uk
See also: Bonkers - my list of odd films
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- DirectorFritz LangStarsRudolf Klein-RoggeAud Egede-NissenGertrude WelckerArch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.This film is public domain.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsRudolf Klein-RoggeOtto WernickeThomy BourdelleA criminal mastermind uses hypnosis to rule the rackets after death.They refilmed the Testament of Dr Mabuse using French actors.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsDawn AddamsPeter van EyckGert FröbeIn 1960s Germany, criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse uses hypnotized victims and the surveillance equipment of a Nazi-era bugged hotel to steal nuclear technology from a visiting American industrialist.
- DirectorHarald ReinlStarsGert FröbeLex BarkerDaliah LaviEvil mastermind Dr. Mabuse is using brainwashed prison inmates to commit crimes but the German police aided by an FBI agent is on his trail.
- DirectorHarald ReinlStarsLex BarkerKarin DorSiegfried LowitzEvil mastermind Dr. Mabuse seeks Professor Erasmus' secret invention, a device that makes one invisible, but a murder in a revue theatre brings the German police and the FBI into the mix.
- DirectorWerner KlinglerStarsGert FröbeSenta BergerHelmut SchmidGerman Police Inspector Lohmann investigates a string of crimes resembling Dr. Mabuse's M.O. but Mabuse is in Professor Polland's care inside an insane asylum.aka The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
A remake. - DirectorPaul MayStarsPeter van EyckSabine BethmannDieter BorscheThe spirit of the evil Dr. Mabuse takes over the body of a famous professor. The professor/Dr. Mabuse then begins a new crime wave that terrorizes the city.aka Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard
- DirectorHugo FregoneseVictor De SantisStarsPeter van EyckO.E. HasseYvonne FurneauxThe evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world.aka The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsFred WilliamsJack TaylorEwa StrömbergDr. Mabuse and his accomplices steal all kinds of attributes from a National Research Institute in order to complete his own evil mind-control ray.
- DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsAlan BatesJennifer BealsJan NiklasInvestigating a series of suicides, police detective reveals a sinister plot.
- DirectorAnsel FarajStarsJerry LacyNathan WilsonKathryn Leigh ScottCriminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse returns from exile to begin a new reign of terror, and only young Inspector Carl Lohemann stands in his way.
- DirectorThomas HonickelStarsRudolf SchündlerRudolf Schündler, who played the role of Hardy, describes his experiences on Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933).