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Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (1922) Movie Reviews

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SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Dr Mabuse is one of the great epics of German silent cinema. Dr Mabuse's influence is enormous - most obviously in its generation of a series of lesser sequels in the 1960s. More so than that though, Dr Mabuse is really the seed from which the...read the complete Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (1922) review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

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DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")

Dr. Mabuse (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) likes to have his hands in many matters, but almost all of them are on the wrong side of the law. He loves to gamble, but with very high stakes and this could mean great financial loss, personal injury, or perhaps even...read the complete Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (1922) review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")

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VideoVista

Plot-wise Dr Mabuse is little more than a crime thriller embellished with lots of 'will to power' stuff, not really enough story to fill four and a half hours. Fortunately the film is a game of two halves, each of these further divided into chapters....read the complete Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (1922) review at VideoVista