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Actors: Oscar Beregi Sr., Gustav Diessl, Karl Meixner, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Testament of Dr. Mabuse |
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THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE is the last movie directed by Fritz Lang in his native country Germany in 1933.
Dr. Mabuse is locked inside a room of a German mental institution. He writes all day notes that Dr. Baum reads carefully. The evil doctor manages to hypnotize Baum and to make him execute his schemes. Mabuse's intentions are to destabilize Germany by sabotaging industrial plants, committing audacious robberies or mass-producing fake banknotes.
Detective Lohmann tries to understand who's responsible for these actions but Mabuse/Baum eliminates quickly those who constitute a danger for the organization he has created.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Testament of Dr. Mabuse |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- finding a spy/saboteur
Romance
Yes
The terrorist enemy is...
- terrorist group
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- fat (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- doctor
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
Is this movie based on a
- book
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