DVD
The testament of Dr. Mabuse = Das testament des Dr. Mabuse
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
Special ed.
Languages
In German, with optional English subtitles.
Performers
Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Oskar Beregi, Sr., Gustav Diessl, Georg John, Paul Henckels.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2004]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 121 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Locked away in an asylum for a decade and teetering between life and death, the criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse has scribbled his last will and testament: a manifesto establishing a future empire of crime. When the document's nefarious writings start leading to terrifying parallels in reality, it's up to Berlin's star detective, Inspector Lohmann, to connect the fragmented, maddening clues in a case unlike any other. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse appropriates slogans and ideas from the newly ascendant Nazi party and puts them into the mouth of a madman, warning the audience of the horrible menace that was rapidly becoming a reality.
Notes
Title from container.
Based characters created by Norbert Jacques.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1933.
Special features: audio commentary by David Kalat, author of The strange case of Dr. Mabuse ; complete French-language version of the film "Le testament du Dr. Mabuse" filmed simultaneously by Lang with French actors ; excerpts from "For example Fritz Lang," a 1964 interview with Lang ; "Mabuse in mind," a 1984 film by Thomas Honickel featuring an interview with actor Rudolf Schündler ; comparison between the 1933 German version, the French version, and "The crimes of Dr. Mabuse," the edited and dubbed American version of the film ; interview with German Mabuse expert Michael Farin about writer Norbert Jacques, creator of the Mabuse character ; rare production designer drawings by art director Emil Hasler ; collection of memorabilia, press books, stills and posters.