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May 6, 2020 · The title card for “Dr. Mabuse the Gambler,” the German director Fritz Lang’s 4½-hour silent so-called “super-film,” promises “a portrait of our time.”. That time was 1922. Yet Lang ...
Aug 13, 2019 · Dr. Mabuse is a kind of supervillain. David Kalat described the character as “a criminal Führer who exploits social decay to his private advantage. Under a variety of disguises and assumed names, he has broken free of the traditional class divisions and invaded the previously insulated enclaves of the decadent upper class.”.
Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Part one of Fritz Lang's epic two part series as Dr. Mabuse making a potion that will allow him to rob people at the card table but soon one of his former victims and the State Attorney are hot on his trail. Needless to say, this thing is masterfully directed by Lang who builds the perfect ...
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (Fritz Lang / Germany, 1922): ( Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler ) Mabuse the gambler, the protean kingpin and "the state within the state," Mabuse the critic: "What is your attitude toward Expressionism, Doctor?"
Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler (1922) -- (Movie Clip) He And His Day Beginning Act One of Part One, director Fritz Lang’s evil hero (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) considers images of himself, with aide Spoerri (Forster Larrinaga) and his men (Georg John, Hans Adalbert Von Schlettow) execute a caper, in Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler, 1922.
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire ...
Sep 13, 2016 · Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler is a 1922 masterpiece from director Fritz Lang ( Metropolis, M ); the sprawling, episodic tale of one dogged cop’s quest to take down a criminal mastermind. The new Kino Lorber Blu-ray is mastered from a 2000 restoration, the longest version available. This new release is stunning to look at: sharp, rich, vivid even in ...
