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The title, Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, makes use of three meanings of the German Der Spieler which can mean gambler, puppeteer, or actor. The character Dr. Mabuse, who disguises himself, manipulates people, and is a notorious gambler, embodies all senses of the word.
The closest English translation of “der Spieler” would be the gambler, however in the German language it can also mean “the puppeteer” or “the performer” and all those words describe the titular character very well. He is the ultimate master of disguise and manipulation who seeks to build “a society of crime”.
Dr. Mabuse is a fictional character created by Norbert Jacques in his 1921 novel Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler ('Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler'), and his 1932 follow-up novel Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1932). The character was made famous by three films about the character directed in Germany by Fritz Lang: Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (silent, 1922), The ...
Aug 25, 2019 · Dr. Mabuse is quite a cinematographic monument, not only because of its length, the version restored by the F.W. Murnau Foundation lasts about four and half hours (and this is only the first film of the Mabuse trilogy by Fritz Lang), but also because it is the film which established Lang's fame as a film director. Based on the eponymous novel ...
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler: Directed by Fritz Lang. With Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Aud Egede-Nissen, Gertrude Welcker, Alfred Abel. Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Fritz Lang
- 1922-09-30
Feb 25, 2017 · As Lang expert David Kalat (whose book The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse is the last word on the subject) points out, the German title, Dr. Mabuse, Der Spieler literally means, Dr. Mabuse, The Player; a pun on the fact that he is both master gambler and master actor.
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An in-depth review of the film Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (1922), aka Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler, directed by Fritz Lang, featuring Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Aud Egede-Nissen, Gertrude Welcker.
