The Return of Dr. Mabuse
Seen it?1961 | 85 min | Crime, Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for fans of prison dramas and anyone drawn to the darker side of the street. The walls close in, and so does the tension. Same wavelength as The Silence of the Lambs.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 25 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
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".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Harald Reinl
- Gert FröbeLohmann
- Lex BarkerJoe Como
- Daliah LaviMaria Sabrehm
- Werner PetersBöhmler
- Fausto TozziWarden Wolf
- Joachim MockDetective Voss
- Rudolf ForsterJulius Sabrehm
- Rudolf FernauReverend Brietenstein
- Albert BesslerBlack Cloaked Peddler
- Ady BerberAlberto Sandro