Das testament des Dr. Mabuse [videorecording] = The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Fritz Lang

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: German Summary language: English Original language: German Subtitle language: English Series: The Criterion Collection ; Vol. 231Publication details: United States Criterion Collection Nero-Film AG 2004Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 121 min.) : sound, black & white. 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Uniform titles:
  • The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .T478 1933
Summary: From case cover: Locked away in an asylum for a decade and teetering between life and death, the criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse has scribbled his last will and testament: a manifesto establishing a future empire of crime. When the document's nefarious writings start leading to terrifying parallels in reality, it's up to Berlin's star detective, Inspector Lohmann, to connect the most fragmented, maddening clues in a case unlike any other.
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DVD - Video DVD - Video SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-D: DVD Cabinet D PN1997 .T478 1933 d.1 Available Feature Film. German audio. Optional English subtitles. 000638
DVD - Video DVD - Video SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-D: DVD Cabinet D PN1997 .T478 1933 d.2 Available Special Features 000639

Based on the novel by Norbert Jacques.

Special features:
- Audio commentary by David Kalat
- Complete French-language version of the film 'Le testament du Dr. Mabuse' film simultaneously
- Excerpts from "For example Fritz Lang", a 1964 interview with Lang
- "Mabuse in mind", 1984 film by Thomas Honickel featuring an interview with actor Rudolf Schündler
- Comparison between the 1933 German version, the French version and "The crimes of Dr. Mabuse", the edited and dubbed American version of the film
- Interview with German Mabuse expert Michael Farin about the literary inventor of the series, Norbert Jacques
- Rare production designer drawings by art director Emil Hasler
- Collection of memorabilia, press books, stills and posters
- New essay by Tom Gunning

From case cover:
Locked away in an asylum for a decade and teetering between life and death, the criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse has scribbled his last will and testament: a manifesto establishing a future empire of crime. When the document's nefarious writings start leading to terrifying parallels in reality, it's up to Berlin's star detective, Inspector Lohmann, to connect the most fragmented, maddening clues in a case unlike any other.

DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 1.19:1 as 4:3 full screen.

German audio. Optional English subtitles.

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