/ycTHL2CJTHNtGQqznhFCT3PjxTr.jpg
CrimeThrillerScience FictionMystery

The Return of Dr. Mabuse

-

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".

Release Date : 1961-01-01

Language :German

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : SPA CinematograficaCritérion FilmCCC Filmkunst

Production Country : ItalyGermanyFrance

Alternative Titles : The Phantom Fiend

Cast

Gert Fröbe

Character Name : Lohmann

Original Name : Gert Fröbe

Gender : Male

Lex Barker

Character Name : Joe Como

Original Name : Lex Barker

Gender : Male

Daliah Lavi

Character Name : Maria Sabrehm

Original Name : Daliah Lavi

Gender : Female

Werner Peters

Character Name : Böhmler

Original Name : Werner Peters

Gender : Male

Fausto Tozzi

Character Name : Warden Wolf

Original Name : Fausto Tozzi

Gender : Male

Joachim Mock

Character Name : Detective Voss

Original Name : Joachim Mock

Gender : Male

Rudolf Forster

Character Name : Julius Sabrehm

Original Name : Rudolf Forster

Gender : Male

Rudolf Fernau

Character Name : Reverend Brietenstein

Original Name : Rudolf Fernau

Gender : Male

Albert Bessler

Character Name : Black Cloaked Peddler

Original Name : Albert Bessler

Gender : Male

Ady Berber

Character Name : Alberto Sandro

Original Name : Ady Berber

Gender : Male

Zeev Berlinsky

Character Name : Man With Prosthetic Leg

Original Name : Zeev Berlinsky

Gender : Male

Henri Coubet

Character Name : The Blind Beggar

Original Name : Henri Coubet

Gender : Male

Laura Solari

Character Name : Mrs. Pizarro

Original Name : Laura Solari

Gender : Female

Wolfgang Preiss

Character Name : Dr. Mabuse

Original Name : Wolfgang Preiss

Gender : Male

Herbert Weißbach

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : Herbert Weißbach

Gender : Male

Jean-Roger Caussimon

Character Name : Küster

Original Name : Jean-Roger Caussimon

Gender : Male

Lou Seitz

Character Name : Mrs. Lohmann

Original Name : Lou Seitz

Gender : Female

Alexander Engel

Character Name : Prof. Griesinger

Original Name : Alexander Engel

Gender : Male

Erik Radolf

Character Name : Oberst Haag

Original Name : Erik Radolf

Gender : Male

Reviews

T

talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

As I generally greatly detest sequels, reboots and the like, especially of great filmic franchises created and led by outstanding filmmakers (ie., the Mabuse character and Fritz Lang) I initially had quite guarded reservations about seeing Reinl's version here. But it had significant strengths that made me quickly realize my fears were undeserved and that I, in fact, was in for a treat. The pace is whipcrack, the plot is intense and in Commissioner Lohmann, the villainous 'Goldfinger' (an excellent Gert Fröbe) pulls off a gritty cross between an Ed Asner and a Popeye Doyle-era Gene Hackman. I love how one of the ways Mabuse resorts to do away with pests pays homage to Lang's 'The Testament of Dr. Mabuse' from three decades prior. It certainly made me wary of churches, one-legged men and even laundry workers, for crying out loud, and part of the fear the film brings across is because in the back of our minds, we know this is precisely how the Nazis operated, studying fluoride as a mind-control agent. If there is any negative I got from the film, the Berlin police department (good ol' Lohmann notwithstanding) seemed the most unintelligent and incompetent sleuthing force this side of Inspector Clouseau. Definitely recommended for fans of thrillers and spy films.