Silent motion picture with English intertitles and added orchestral score. Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Paul Richter, Bernhard Goetzke, Aud Egede Nissen, Gertrude Welcker, Alfred Abel. Based on the novel by Norbert Jacques. Originally produced as a 2-part silent motion picture in 1922. A foreign film (Germany). Special feature: audio commentary by Lang scholar David Kalat.
Contents:
Pt. 1. The great gambler (originally titled: Ein Bild der Zeit) -- pt. 2. Inferno (originally titled: Inferno, ein spiel von Menschen unserer Zeit).
Summary:
Dr. Mabuse, who maintains his wealth through counterfeiting and manipulating the stock exchange, steals a countess away from her husband by trickery but is finally captured, insane, in his own counterfeiting hideaway.
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