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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1933 · 122 min · Director: Fritz Lang ★ IMDb 7.9 · 14,851 ratings

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After a detective is assaulted by thugs and placed in an asylum run by Professor Baum, he observes the professor's preoccupation with another patient, the criminal genius Dr. Mabuse the hypnotist. When Mabuse's notes are found to be connected with a rash of recent crimes, Commissioner Lohmann must determine how Mabuse is communicating with the criminals, despite conflicting reports on the doctor's whereabouts, and capture him for good.

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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Confusion 25%, Tension 25%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Confusion, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Confusion and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 76/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Curiosity
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidence19 %13 %19 %4 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity37 %32 %36 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity51 %44 %51 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity52 %39 %56 %27 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity54 %38 %59 %22 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity55 %45 %59 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity54 %44 %54 %32 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Sympathy58 %47 %49 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Tension63 %54 %51 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity66 %55 %53 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Disturbing68 %58 %44 %60 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy67 %57 %36 %57 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Disturbing70 %61 %34 %58 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Tension77 %74 %36 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Tension74 %71 %45 %39 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Curiosity65 %56 %56 %27 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Curiosity65 %54 %62 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 107′Curiosity71 %64 %58 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 113′Tension70 %67 %46 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 119′Disturbing69 %65 %43 %47 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

OB
Oscar Beregi Sr.

CS
Camilla Spira

OW
Otto Wernicke

TL
Theo Lingen

KM
Karl Meixner

GD
Gustav Diessl

JD
Josef Dahmen

GJ
Georg John

Baums Diener

HS
Hans Salcher

Hans

HP
Henry Pleß

Bulle

PB
Paul Bernd

Erpresser

HM
Hadrian Maria Netto

Nicolai Griforiew

AE
Adolf E. Licho

Dr. Hauser

WL
Wera Liessem

Lilli

Details

Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou, Norbert Jacques
Type
Movies
Released
1933
Runtime
122 min
Country
Germany, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 14,851 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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