Dr. Mabuse

(1962 aka TERROR OF THE MAD DOCTOR) Gerte Frobe, Wolfgang Preiss, Senta Berger. A well done remake of Lang's 1933 classic. The head of an asylum is controlled by the spirit of the dead, evil genius, Dr. Mabuse who had hypnotized him. Upgraded 4-95.

Reporter Peter Barter gets murdered while driving to his tv station. Commisioner Kras gets a phone call from clairvoyant Cornelius who saw Barter's death in a vision. But a dark force prevents Cornelius from seeing the man behind the crime. Meanwhile the policemen concentrate their activities on the hotel Luxor. There exist too many links between the hotel and the unsolved crimes. Trevors, a rich American, rents a room in the hotel at the same time. He can prevent the suicide of the young woman Marion Menil at the last minute. But what is the reason for Miss Menil's doing? Why is she initimidated? Could it be that Dr. Mabuse, a genius in crime believed to be dead, is back?

Commissioner Lohmann is already planning his holidays. An unexpected phone call calls him back to work. A member of Interpol was murdered. The head of an organisation wants to come into contact with the gangster organisation of chicago. But who is this? Mysterious murders happen and all trails lead to a penitentiary. But there is Joe Como, FBI agent, who is helping commissioner Lohmann. But soon Lohmann doubts Comos' identity. When Lohmann sees the name of Dr. Mabuse mentioned in a book found by a victim he believes that Dr. Mabuse is the mind behind the crimes...

Strange things happen in a revue theatre. The dancer Maria seems to be hunted by an invisible admirer. When the body of a probable FBI agent is found in a trunk the police asks FBI man Joe Como for help. Como gets interested in the revue theatre and an ominous transport firm soon. When he is receiving mysterious threatening letters he is sure that Dr. Mabuse has risen again. But what is going on at "Enterprise X" so that both the goverment and the mad genius in crime are interested in it?

The spirit of the evil Dr. Mabuse takes over the body of a famous professor. The professor/Dr. Mabuse then begins a new crime wave that terrorizes the city.

"The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse", tells the of when British Secret Service agent Major Anders investigates Professor Larsen, who has invented a death ray on his island. Included amongst the parties trying to obtain the death ray is the arch criminal Doctor Mabuse. Anders leads an army of frogmen to stop Larsen and Mabuse.

In this captivating silent film that begins the Dr. Mabuse series by the extraordinary Fritz Lang, we delve into the cunning machinations of a criminal mastermind. Dr. Mabuse, an expert in disguise and manipulation, embodies villainy in every sense using hypnotism and a network of henchmen as he orchestrates a series of schemes involving gambling and murder, to gain riches and the cynical pleasure of playing with the lives of others.

Inspector Lohmann investigates a vast criminal conspiracy birthed in a mental asylum. There, he meets Dr. Mabuse, a once-brilliant criminal mastermind now deemed insane. Mabuse's detailed crime plans eerily align with recent real-world crimes. As Lohmann delves deeper, he uncovers a web of hypnosis, ghostly influences, and a hidden criminal network led by a mysterious figure orchestrating chaos from the shadows.