Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1927)Cast and Crew

Movie

Cast

R
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
as Dr. Mabuse
A
Aud Egede-Nissen
as Cara Carozza
G
Gertrude Welcker
as Countess Dusy Told
A
Alfred Abel
as Count Told
B
Bernhard Goetzke
as Prosecutor von Wenk
P
Paul Richter
as Edgar Hull
R
Robert Forster-Larrinaga
as Spoerri
H
Hans Adalbert Schlettow
as Georg
G
Georg John
as Pesch
K
Károly Huszár
as Hawasch
G
Grete Berger
as Fine, a servant
J
Julius Falkenstein
as Karsten
L
Lydia Potechina
as The Russian
J
Julius E. Herrmann
as Emil Schramm
J
Julietta Brandt
M
Max Adalbert
as (uncredited)
A
Anita Berber
as Dancer in tailcoat (uncredited)
P
Paul Biensfeldt
as Man who gets the gun (uncredited)
G
Gustav Botz
as (uncredited)
L
Lil Dagover
as (uncredited)
H
Heinrich Gotho
as (uncredited)
L
Leonhard Haskel
as (uncredited)
E
Erner Huebsch
as (uncredited)
G
Gottfried Huppertz
as (uncredited)
H
Hans Junkermann
as (uncredited)
A
Adolf Klein
as (uncredited)
E
Erich Pabst
as (uncredited)
E
Edgar Pauly
as Big Spectator (uncredited)
K
Karl Platen
as Tolds' servant (uncredited)
A
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
as (uncredited)
A
Adele Sandrock
as (uncredited)
W
Willy Schmidt-Gentner
as (uncredited)
H
Hans Sternberg
as (uncredited)
O
Olaf Storm
as (uncredited)
O
Oscar Stribolt
as Enthusiastic Volunteer at Magic Show (uncredited)
E
Erich Walter
as (uncredited)

Crew

F
Fritz Lang
Director
N
Norbert Jacques
Screenplay
T
Thea von Harbou
Screenplay
N
Norbert Jacques
Novel
E
Erich Pommer
Producer
C
Carl Hoffmann
Director of Photography
K
Konrad Elfers
Music
F
Fritz Lang
Screenplay
O
Osmán Pérez Freire
Music
O
Otto Hunte
Art Direction
E
Erich Kettelhut
Art Direction
K
Karl Vollbrecht
Art Direction

Dr. Mabuse Collection

Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (German: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler) is the first film in the Dr. Mabuse series about the character Doctor Mabuse who featured in the novels of Norbert Jacques. It was directed by Fritz Lang and released in 1922. The film is silent and would be followed by the sound sequels The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) and The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960). It is four and a half hours long and divided into two parts, originally released a month apart. The title, Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, makes use of three meanings of the German Der Spieler which can mean gambler, puppeteer, or actor. The character Dr. Mabuse, who disguises himself, manipulates people, and is a notorious gambler, embodies all senses of the word. Therefore, the Player might be a more appropriate translation of the title. The film is included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, being the first of five Lang films to be entered.