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The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

1960 · 99 min

A shadowy, twisting thriller that feels like a half-remembered nightmare of surveillance and unseen control.

Directed by
Fritz Lang
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Peter van Eyck, Gert Fröbe, Wolfgang Preiss
Tagline
Dr. Mabuse is on the loose!
Overview
A reporter is murdered while driving to his job. The Police are contacted by a clairvoyant who saw the death in a vision, but some dark force is preventing him from seeing the man behind the crime...

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Directed by
Fritz Lang
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Peter van Eyck, Gert Fröbe, Wolfgang Preiss
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Fritz Lang, Heinz Oskar Wuttig
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Languages
German

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