The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Berlin police inspector Lohmann investigates a case, in which all clues lead to a man, who's in a hospital for mental illnesses for since many years... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Fritz Lang
Written By: Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou, Norbert Jacques
Starring: Paul Henckels, Gustav Diessl, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Rudolf Schündler, Otto Wernicke, Oscar Beregi Sr., Oskar Höcker, Paul Bernd, Henry Pleß
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Mystery
AKA: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse
Country: Germany
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse belongs to 48 collections
1. Criterion Collection (collaborative: moderated by caffe - 165 stars)
2. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (collaborative: moderated by Gregzilla - 40 stars)
3. Jonathan Rosenbaum's Top 1000 Movies (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 38 stars)
4. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2014 revision) (collaborative: moderated by Jehan - 27 stars)
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Nathan S | 4 74th |
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Rewatch imminent. I have always liked this movie though.
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Jeb | 92 83rd |
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Way ahead of its time if you ask me, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse is possibly one of the best German language speaking movies ever made. Abnormal and quite eccentrically formed, it repeatedly and always satisfies my taste and longing hunger for film.
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PerryStroika | 91 98th |
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Anyone who doubts Fritz Lang's stature as a technical innovator on par with Eisenstein or Hitchcock needs to see this, particularly the way he uses sound to suggest eerie shadowy presences off screen. Mabuse is heard but not seen. Then there is the hidden ticking time bomb. Hasn't aged a day.
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MartinTeller | 86 87th |
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Good thriller with clever construction and some marvelous photographic techniques.
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saucyjack | 93 96th |
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Absolutely beautiful German expressionist film by one of the masters, Lang
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Barthalen | 90 97th |
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I wasn't too blown away by the first Mabuse film, but this was really impressive. The story is always engaging (with some cool mysteries and a few creepy shots), the villain's motivations are delightfully twisted and some of the scene transitions are amazing. As many have said here, it feels very much ahead of its time.
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paulofilmo | 74 90th |
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Superb psychological filmmaking. Preferred it on the second viewing. Fuck 'ahead of its time' - it's ahead of the fucking present.
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x-human | 80 66th |
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An odd mix of serious crime and pulp super-villainy. Cinematically Lang pushes the boundaries but in other ways the story is a bit underwhelming.
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joseywales | 83 91st |
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This shit is crazy!
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JooJoo | 6 95th |
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There's something amazing going on, you can just feel it watching every scene (both internally and in the context of movie-making). Sets a terribly high precedent for all that follows in this shaky period for film.
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Icarus | 81 66th |
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Its commentary on the contemporary situation in Germany, with a singular shadowy figure capitalizing on desperate and unemployed men to further his criminal interests, makes TESTAMENT a film that rewards repeated viewing. Lang's use of expressionist lighting in some scenes undergirds the creepiness and the foreboding.
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KasperL | 85 93rd |
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Engaging thriller - which is one hell of a feat considering it was made 75 years ago. Lang can't get enough credit.
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billkerwin | 93 91st |
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The only thing that keeps this from being a masterpiece is the sensationalistic, pulp nature of the screenplay--although I have to admit that Lang does his best to change the sensationalism into nightmare. The framing of each shot is so artful, the use of sound to build tension so innovative and expert, that the film compels attention and respect.
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AndreasThau | 85 85th |
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Apart from very few passages in the plot that were weak, this film is a masterpiece. Especially in use of mise-en-scene, that faboulous and slowly moving camera and of course sound. Perfectly structured. Just as the story. Lang was truly great. Also, in spite of the age of this film it's equally as exciting as films of today. Just crafted ten times better.
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| 1 | Noam Raz | 67 64th |
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What Hollywood could have been. Although, it's biggest accomplishment is probably the producing of thoughts about the nature of subtitles.
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| 1 | SHOCKULAR | 80 71st |
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Very good thriller. I would have liked to have seen more of Rudolph Klein-Rogge's Mabuse, as I thought he really made the first movie and he plays a very limited role in the second. This movie has a better protagonist than the first in Otto Wernicke's Inspector Lohmann. The first scene of the film is great, but I felt like Mabuse seemed like less of an overwhelming threat than in the first movie.
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| Average Percentile 73.95% from 614 Ratings |  |