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Testament of Dr. Mabuse (The) AKA Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse AKA The Crimes of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Berlin police inspector Lohmann investigates a case in which all clues lead to a man who's been in a hospital for mental illnesses for many years – Dr. Mabuse.Director: Fritz Lang
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - German Version (121:10)
Audio commentary by David Kalat (author of The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse)
DISC TWO
* "Le Testament de Dr. Mabuse" - French version filmed simultaneously by Fritz Lang (93:32)
"For Example Fritz Lang" (Zum Beispiel Fritz Lang) 1964 interview with Fritz Lang (20:39)
"Mabuse in Mind" (Mabuse im Gedächtnis) 1984 film featuring an interview with actor Rudolf Schundler (15:16)
"Nobert Jacques: Mabuse’s Creator" interview with German Mabuse expert Michael Farin (9:56)
"The Three Faces of Dr. Mabuse" featurette (19:47)
Production Design sketches
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Subtitles:German Version: English (optional)
French Version: Dutch (burned-in), English (optional) -
Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Version:
German Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes an 8 page booklet featuring an essay by Tom Gunning (author of The Films of Fritz Lang: Allegories of Vision and Modernity).
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.17:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German LPCM 2.0 mono [1536 kbps]
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Image is strongly windowboxed.
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Extras:"Who Is Behind All This?" visual essay by R Dixon Smith (16:40)
Photo Gallery containing 12 sepia-tinted stills from the film -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "M"
DISC TWO
* "Testament of Dr. Mabuse"
DISC THREE
"Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin" documentary (54:20)
Scene by scene analysis of "M" visual essay by Radha-Rajen Jaganathen (42:16)
Conversations with Noel Simsolo (film historian) and Alfred Eibel (journalist and author)
– "M" (47:26)
– "Testament of Dr. Mabuse" (39:46)
Production Designs by Emil Hasler
- "M" (2:38)
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Extras:"Zum Beispiel Fritz Lang" Interview by Erwin Leiser with Fritz Lang from 1964 (46:36)
Scene comparison: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse 1932 and 1962 versions (3:19)
Production Notes
Cast & Filmmakers
Bonus Trailers
- "The Terror of Dr. Mabuse" (1962) (3:24)
- "M" (0:16)
- "The Blue Angel" (2:01)
- "The Pianist"1:06)
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Subtitles:German HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
* The Film
Audio commentary by film-scholar and Fritz Lang expert David Kalat recorded in 2009 -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 52 page booklet.
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Extras:DISCS ONE & TWO "Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler"
DISC THREE "Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse"
* The Film
Audio commentary by film-scholar and Fritz Lang expert David Kalat recorded in 2009
DISC FOUR "Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse" -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Part of the 3 film 4 disc The Complete Fritz Lang Mabuse Boxset.
Includes three lengthy booklets containing a new translation of Fritz Lang's 1924 lecture on 'Sensation Culture'; an essay by critic and scholar Michel Chion on the use of sound in "Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse"; new writing on "Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse" by critic David Cairns; extracts from period interviews with Fritz Lang; an abundance of production stills, illustrations, and marketing collateral and more! -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US release has a David Kalat commentary, an alternate French version of the film and other lengthy extras.
The French "Coffret Fritz Lang" release has differing exclusive extras.
The German release has exclusive extras, including a lengthy Fritz Lang interview, only seen as an excerpt on the US release.
The UK releases have a newly updated David Kalat commentary.
The Scandinavian edition has an LPCM audio track but no extras.
Note the following German versions of the film:
- 124 minute premiere version screened in Budapest, Hungary (presumed lost)
- 111 minute German theatrical version
- 121 minute restored version by the German Film Institute
The film was simultaneously shot by Lang in French:
- 95 minute French language version "Le Testament de Dr. Mabuse" (English subtitled version "The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse")
There was a re-edited American version using the German cut and dubbed in English
- 75 minute English language "The Crimes of Dr. Mabuse"
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Includes the restored German version (121:10 NTSC) and the French version (93:32).
- R0 Scandinavia- Scantrade Entertainment - No cuts - restored German version (115:45 PAL).
- R0 Ultimate Edition United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - restored German version.
- R2 Coffret Fritz Lang France- Opening Video - No cuts - restored German version (114:20 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Universum Film - No cuts - restored German version (115:45 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - restored German version (116:25 PAL).
- R2 The Complete Fritz Lang Mabuse United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - restored German version (116:25 PAL).
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 07/07/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 22/10/18UPDATE LOG:
26/09/2012: Addition of the R0 Scandinavian edition.
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22/10/18: Added UK MoC x2, notes on versions, capsaholic.
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