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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

film by Lang [1933]
Also known as: “Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse”
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) is a German thriller film directed by Fritz Lang. It is the sequel to Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922).

The film was intended by Lang as an anti-Nazi statement, equating the German state and dictator Adolph Hitler with criminality. Due to its political undertones, Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's minister of propaganda, banned the film. Lang, fearing for his safety, fled to Paris shortly after its completion.1

The film's plot involves a criminal mastermind, Dr. Mabuse, who operates his criminal empire from a mental asylum. The authorities attempt to uncover his network and bring him to justice.1

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