Das testament des Dr. Mabuse : Testament of Dr. Mabuse /
Locked away in an asylum for a decade and teetering between life and death, the criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse has scribbled his last will and testament: a manifesto establishing a future empire of crime. When the document's nefarious writings start leading to terrifying parallels in reality, i...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | German |
| Language Notes: | In German with optional new and improved English subtitles. |
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[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
[2004]
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| Edition: | Special ed. double disc set, RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
231. |
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| Summary: | Locked away in an asylum for a decade and teetering between life and death, the criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse has scribbled his last will and testament: a manifesto establishing a future empire of crime. When the document's nefarious writings start leading to terrifying parallels in reality, it's up to Berlin's star detective, Inspector Lohmann, to connect the most fragmented, maddening clues in a case unlike any other. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Based on the characters from the novel by Norbert Jacques. Originally released as motion picture in 1933. New high-definition digital transfer with restored image and sound. Aspect ratio 1.19:1. Special features: disc 1. Audio commentary by David Kalat, author of The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse -- disc 2. Complete French-language version of the film 'Le Testament du Dr. Mabuse,' filmed simultaneously by Lang with French actors ; Excerpts from "For Example Fritz Lang" (Zum Beispiel Fritz Lang), a 1964 interview with Lang, directed by famed German documentarian Erwin Leiser (Mein Kampf) ; "Mabuse in Mind" (Mabuse im Gedächtnis), a 1984 film by Thomas Honickel featuring an interview with actor Rudolf Schündler ; Comparison between the 1933 German version, the French version and "The Crimes of Dr. Mabuse," the edited and dubbed American version of the film ; Interview with German Mabuse expert Michael Farin about writer Norbert Jacques, creator of the Mabuse character ; Rare production design drawings by art director Emil Hasler (M, The Blue Angel) ; Collection of memorabilia, press books, stills and posters ; A new essay by Tom Gunning, author of The Films of Fritz Lang : Allegories of Vision and Modernity. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (approximately 121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([8] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Directors of photography, Karl Vash, Fritz Arno Wagner ; art directors, Emil Hasler, Karl Vollbrecht ; editors, Lothar Wolff, Conrad von Molo ; music, Hans Erdmann ; special effects, Ernst Kunstmann. |
| ISBN: | 0780027981 |