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

Cast

as Countess Dusy Told

Alfred Abel

as Count Told

Bernhard Goetzke

as Prosecutor von Wenk

Paul Richter

as Edgar Hull

Robert Forster-Larrinaga

as Spoerri

Hans Adalbert Schlettow

as Dancer in tailcoat (uncredited)

Paul Biensfeldt

as Man who gets the gun (uncredited)

as Big Spectator (uncredited)

Karl Platen

as Tolds' servant (uncredited)

Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg

as (uncredited)

Adele Sandrock

as (uncredited)

Willy Schmidt-Gentner

as Enthusiastic Volunteer at Magic Show (uncredited)

Erich Walter

as (uncredited)

Crew

Osmán Pérez Freire

Music

Fritz Lang

Director

Carl Hoffmann

Director of Photography

Dr. Mabuse Movies

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.