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041			_beng _hger _jeng
046			_k1922
050			_aPN1997 _b.D638 1922
100			_aFritz Lang
240			_aDr. Mabuse: The Gambler
245	1	0	_aDr. Mabuse, der Spieler _h[videorecording]= _cFritz Lang _bDr. Mabuse: The Gambler
246	3		_aDr. Mabuse: The Gambler
260			_aUnited States _bKino International _c2006
300			_a2 videodiscs (ca. 229 min.) _bsilent, black & white. _c4 3/4 in.
500			_aBased on the 1921 novel "Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler" by Norbert Jacques.
520			_aFrom case cover: Kino on Video is proud to present the authorized version of Fritz Lang's 1922 film Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, mastered from a 2000 restoration conducted by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, and using existing camera negatives from the Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv, Berlin, and the Filmmuseum in Stadtmuseum, Munich. Featuring extra footage (which reveals more plot information, more close-ups, and a decidedly more provocative and lurid atmosphere), this DVD of Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler shows not only the longest available version of the film, but the one which most closely represents Lang's original vision. A truly legendary silent film, Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler had a major impact on the development of the crime thriller, building upon the work of the pioneering French film serialist Louis Feuillade (Les Vampires) and firmly establishing it as a significant film genre. This epic two-part tale was originally released as two separate films, respectively subtitled The Great Gambler and Inferno, and that format is reproduced here. The plot revolves around the pursuit of arch fiend Dr. Mabuse, a gambler, hypnotist, master of disguises and all-around criminal mastermind. Mabuse was the prototype for the sort of evil genius super-villains that would later become common in movies, whether it be in the James Bond pictures or in comic book adaptations like Superman and Batman. The film is dominated by the presence of Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Mabuse. A top German actor of the silent era, he is best known today for his performance as the mad scientist Rotwang in Lang's Metropolis. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler contains many of the elements that were expected from the crime genre at the time, including characters who slip in and out of disguise, mind control, gambling clubs, exotic women, brutal henchmen and unexpected plot twists. Lang's directorial ability to handle such pulp material in a masterful fashion, while also using it as a way to examine the decadence of Germany in the 1920s, reaffirms his status as one of the true greats of the silent era.
538			_aDVD video; Dolby Digital 1.0; monaural; NTSC; Regions 1; 1.33:1 as 4:3 fullscreen.
546			_aSilent motion picture with English intertitles and added orchestral score.
700	1		_aFritz Lang _eDirector _eScreenwriter
700	1		_aNorbert Jacques _eAuthor
700	1		_aRudolf Klein-Rogge _eActor
700	1		_aAud Egede-Nissen _eActor
700	1		_aGertrude Welcker _eActor
942			_2lcc _cDVD