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Auction History Result #401 DR MABUSE KING OF CRIME 2 8x10s R60s Date Sold 6/11/2002Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 2 R60s Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" Movie Stills (Learn More) Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (released in English-speaking countries as "Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler" and "Dr. Mabuse, King of Crime"), the 1922 Fritz Lang German silent gambling crime thriller (based on the novel by Norbert Jacques; about a criminal mastermind in Germany who runs all of the various crime syndicates there; in this movie, he has a scheme to make a fortune by rigging the Stock Exchange, and as part of his plan, he gets into an expensive card game with a very rich man, and intentionally loses to him; he is a master of disguise, and in one of his disguises, he is a magician at a cabaret, amazing the audience with his illusions) starring Rudolf Klein-Rogge (in the title role as Dr. Mabuse), Alfred Abel, Aud Egede Nissen, Gertrude Welcker, and Bernhard Goetzke. This movie was so long (over 5 hours), that it was only rarely released as one movie, and far more often it was split into two parts (the second part was called "Dr. Mabuse, Inferno des Verbrechens"). Note that Fritz Lang made this wonderful movie in 1922. In 1933, he resurrected the character in a sound movie, "Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse", and he simultaneously made the movie in French as "Le Testament du Dr. Mabuse" (Lang was fluent in French, but most of the actors were not, so those actors were replaced by French actors, except for Rudolf Klein-Rogge, and because he could not speak French, his lines were dubbed, because he was essential to the movies). The movie was banned in Germany by Joseph Goebbels, who felt it reflected poorly on Germany, and because of this, its world premiere was held in Budapest. After making this movie, Lang left Germany, first for France, where he made Liliom, and then to America, where he stayed and made many memorable movies. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: fine. These stills were used in a single movie theater and were carefully stored ever since. They have only the most minor of imperfections! Learn More about condition grades 
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