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title: 'Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fritz Lang'
released: '1922-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 270
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dr-mabuse-the-gambler-1922'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013086/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)

1922 · 270 min · Crime, Thriller · Germany

Original title: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

## Synopsis

Dr. Mabuse the Gambler 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).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fritz Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lang)
- **Screenplay:** [Fritz Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lang), [Thea von Harbou](https://cinepixo.com/people/thea-von-harbou)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Konrad Elfers](https://cinepixo.com/people/konrad-elfers)
- **Producer:** [Erich Pommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-pommer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carl Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-hoffmann)

## Cast

- [Rudolf Klein-Rogge](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-klein-rogge)
- [Grete Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/grete-berger)
- [Lydia Potechina](https://cinepixo.com/people/lydia-potechina)
- [Charles Puffy](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-puffy)
- [Gustav Botz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-botz)
- [Károly Huszár](https://cinepixo.com/people/karoly-huszar)
- [Bernhard Goetzke](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernhard-goetzke)
- [Max Adalbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-adalbert)
- [Lil Dagover](https://cinepixo.com/people/lil-dagover)
- [Alfred Abel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-abel)
- [Hans Adalbert Schlettow](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-adalbert-schlettow)
- [Julius Falkenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-falkenstein)
- [Heinrich Gotho](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-gotho)
- [Gottfried Huppertz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gottfried-huppertz)
- [Aud Egede-Nissen](https://cinepixo.com/people/aud-egede-nissen)

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