The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse is a 1933 German crime thriller film by Fritz Lang that blends expressionist style with early noir elements in a story of criminal conspiracy and psychological manipulation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Testament of Dr. Mabuse canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German film
ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ crime film ⓘ film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| bannedBy |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi regime in Germany
|
| banReason | alleged subversive content ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dr. Mabuse character by Norbert Jacques ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Fritz Arno Wagner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| director | Fritz Lang ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universum Film AG ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. Mabuse
ⓘ
Inspector Lohmann ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse ⓘ |
| follows | Dr. Mabuse the Gambler ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
ⓘ
film noir precursor ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhiteVersion | yes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Weimar cinema ⓘ |
| influenced |
European crime thrillers
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later film noir ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Otto Wernicke
ⓘ
Rudolf Klein-Rogge ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hans Erdmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | mastermind controlling crime from an asylum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of totalitarian methods
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innovative use of sound design ⓘ transition from silent-era style to sound cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Dr. Mabuse (fictional character)
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surface form:
Dr. Mabuse film series
|
| portrays |
criminal conspiracy
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psychological manipulation ⓘ |
| producedBy | Seymour Nebenzal ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Nero-Film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 121 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fritz Lang
ⓘ
Thea von Harbou ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Weimar-to-Nazi Germany transition era ⓘ |
| setting | Berlin ⓘ |
| sound | sound film ⓘ |
| style |
German Expressionist cinema
ⓘ
surface form:
German Expressionism
early film noir elements ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fritz Lang