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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922 · 271 min · Director: Fritz Lang ★ IMDb 7.8 · 10,115 ratings

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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 Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.

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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Cast

AE
Aud Egede-Nissen

GW
Gertrude Welcker

AA
Alfred Abel

BG
Bernhard Goetzke

PR
Paul Richter

RF
Robert Forster-Larrinaga

HA
Hans Adalbert Schlettow

GJ
Georg John

GJ
Georg John

Pesch

KH
Károly Huszár

GB
Grete Berger

Fine, a servant

JF
Julius Falkenstein

Karsten

LP
Lydia Potechina

The Russian

JE
Julius E. Herrmann

Emil Schramm

JB
Julietta Brandt

MA
Max Adalbert

(uncredited)

AB
Anita Berber

Dancer in tailcoat (uncredited)

PB
Paul Biensfeldt

Man who gets the gun (uncredited)

GB
Gustav Botz

(uncredited)

LD
Lil Dagover

(uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou, Norbert Jacques
Type
Movies
Released
1922
Runtime
271 min
Country
Germany
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 10,115 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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