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The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961)

Original title: Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse

1961-01-01 · 1h 25m · DE
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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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Harald ReinlDirector

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Gert FröbeGert FröbeLohmannLex BarkerLex BarkerJoe ComoDaliah LaviDaliah LaviMaria SabrehmWerner PetersWerner PetersBöhmlerFausto TozziFausto TozziWarden WolfJoachim MockJoachim MockDetective VossRudolf ForsterRudolf ForsterJulius SabrehmRudolf FernauRudolf FernauReverend BrietensteinAlbert BesslerAlbert BesslerBlack Cloaked PeddlerAdy BerberAdy BerberAlberto SandroZeev BerlinskyZeev BerlinskyMan With Prosthetic LegHenri CoubetHenri CoubetThe Blind Beggar

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PrisonMind controlLaboratoryLibraryDr. mabuse

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Genre affinityThriller · Crime · MysteryTheme affinityPrison · Mind Control · LaboratoryNarrative complexityMysteryPacingShortDirector preference478322Actor preference237123 · 266732 · 135242

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What is The Return of Dr. Mabuse about?

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 long is The Return of Dr. Mabuse?

The Return of Dr. Mabuse has a runtime of 85 minutes.