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The Return of Dr. Mabuse

1961 · 85 min

A brisk, shadowy pulp chase through churches and prisons, full of sinister voices and lurid schemes that keep you leaning in.

Directed by: Harald Reinl
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Science fiction
Starring: Gert Fröbe, Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi

Overview: The supposedly dead and buried Mabuse returns to his criminal activities, as his longtime foe Police Inspector Lohmann, a dauntless girl reporter, and an American - who may be an FBI agent, or maybe a Chicago mobster - investigate a series of gruesome murders connected to a maximum security prison and involving a minister who has written a book called "The Anatomy Of The Devil".

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Directed by: Harald Reinl
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Science fiction
Starring: Gert Fröbe, Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
conspiracy
deception
power
madness
Places: big city
prison
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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The Testament of Dr. MabuseMovie · 1933
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. MabuseMovie · 1960
The Return of Dr. MabuseMovie · 1961 This title
The Testament of Dr. MabuseMovie · 1962
The Death Ray of Dr. MabuseMovie · 1964

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