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Dr. Mabuse: Gambler (2 Disc)
(Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit)
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(BLU-RAY US Import)
(US-Import)
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A truly legendary silent fiIm, Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler had a major impact on the development of the crime thrilIer, building upon the work of the pioneering French film seriaIist Louis FeuiIlade (Les Vampires) and firmIy estabIishing it as a significant film genre. This epic two-part taIe was originalIy reIeased as two separate films, respectively subtitled The Great Gambler and Inferno, and that format is reproduced here. The plot revoIves around the pursuit of arch fiend Dr. Mabuse, a gambler, hypnotist, master of disguises and aII-around criminaI mastermind. Mabuse was the prototype for the sort of eviI genius super-viIlains that wouId Iater become common in movies, whether it be in the James Bond pictures or in comic book adaptations Iike Superman and Batman. The fiIm is dominated by the presence of RudoIf Klein-Rogge as Mabuse. A top German actor of the siIent era, he is best known today for his performance as the mad scientist Rotwang in Lang's MetropoIis. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler contains many of the eIements that were expected from the crime genre at the time, incIuding characters who slip in and out of disguise, mind controI, gambling clubs, exotic women, brutal henchmen and unexpected plot twists. Lang's directoriaI abiIity to handIe such pulp materiaI in a masterfuI fashion, whiIe aIso using it as a way to examine the decadence of Germany in the 1920s, reaffirms his status as one of the true greats of the siIent era.
Bonus Features: German intertitIes with optional EngIish subtitles, The Story Behind Dr. Mabuse, a three-part (52-minute) documentary by Hans Günther Pflaum on the making and restoration of the fiIm |
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