The Testament of Dr Mabuseis Fritz Lang's sequel to his flamboyantDr Mabusetwo-part epic ... more
of the 1920s, this time adding subtle use of sound to the creepy effects developed for the earlier film. Once a Moriarty-like mastermind, the haggard Dr M (Rudolf ...
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Locked away in an asylum for a decade and teetering between lifeand death, the criminal ... more
mastermind Doctor Mabuse (RudolfKlein-Rogge) has scribbled his last will and testament: a manifestoestablishing a future empire of crime. When the documents nefarious writings start leading toterrifying parallels in reality, its up to Berlins stardetective, Inspector Lohmann (Otto Wernicke, reprising his rolefrom M) to connect the most fragmented, maddening clues in a caseunlike any other. A sequel to his enormously successful silent film Dr. Mabuse:The Gambler, Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse reunites thedirector with the character that had effectively launched hiscareer. Lang put slogans and ideas expounded by the Nazis into themouth of a madman, warning his audience of an imminent menace,which was soon to become a reality. Nazi Minister of Information Joseph Goebels saw the film as aninstruction manual for terrorist action against the government andbanned it for "endangering public order and security." A landmark of mystery and suspense for countless espionage andnoir thrillers to come, this is the complete, uncut originaldirectors version in a stunning new high definition transfer. Special Features: New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image andsound, presented here in its original aspect ratio of1.19:1for the first time Audio commentary by David Kalat, author of The Strange Case ofDr. Mabuse Complete French-language version of the film, Le Testament duDr. Mabuse, filmed simultaneously by Lang with French actors Excerpts from For Example Fritz Lang (Zum Beispiel: FritzLang), 1964 interview with Lang, directed by famed Germandocumentarian Erwin Leiser (Mein Kampf) Mabuse in Mind (Mabuse Im Gedchtnis), 1984 film by ThomasHonickel featuring an interview with actor Rudolf Schndler (Hardyin The Testament of Dr. Mabuse) Comparison between the 1933 German version, the French version,and The Crimes of Dr. Mabuse, the edited and dubbed Americanversion of the film Interview with German Mabuse expert Michael Farin about theliterary inventor of the series, Norbert Jacques Rare production design drawings by art director Emil Hasler (M,The Blue Angel) Collection of memorabilia, press books, stills, andposters Liner notes by Tom Gunning, author of The Films of Fritz Lang:Allegories of Vision and Modernit
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The sequel to 'Dr Mabuse, The Gambler', this picks up the story ten years later. The master criminal Dr Mabuse has been held at an asylum for a decade but is still managing to direct his crime syndicate. Fully restored and digitally remastered. German dialogue with subtitles.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT; SONY DADC
Release date
22/03/2004
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
EKA 40071
Barcode
5060000401905
Languages
Main Language
German
Subtitle Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Commentary By R Dixon Smith, Photo Gallery
DVD Description
The tenuous and terrified atmosphere of Germany on the eve of Nazi ascendancy is cleverly evoked in Fritz Lang's THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE. The film opens with former police officer Hofmeister frantically warning police inspector Lohman of a mysterious gang's activity. He is especially insistent about the gang's leader, but is stopped in mid-confession before he can reveal the leader's identity. Dr. Baum runs the insane asylum where former arch criminal Dr. Mabuse is kept after going insane from his attempts to elude the police. After being incarcerated, Mabuse began writing reams of gibberish prose that gave complex instructions for how to commit crime sprees. When a fellow doctor confronts Dr. Baum with evidence that these exact crimes are coming true, he is mysteriously assassinated. Kent is an unwilling member of the gang and after taking their newest orders from a disembodied voice, he decides to leave the gang. Lohman continues to search for the identity of the gang's leader, as the crime sprees continue, and Mabuse's ghost begins to haunt Dr. Baum. As all of the characters speed chaotically towards the film's dark climax, the idea of a madman controlling a mass of hypnotised people and causing them to commit crimes that he premeditates creates a mystical and simultaneously potent political allegory of Lang's time.
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