HOLLYWOOD METRICS
HomeAboutCraftNewsAnalyticsScriptsPricingAPI
Catalog/Crime/Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 83.7 / 100
1922·Crime / Mystery / Thriller·4h 31m

DR. MABUSE, THE GAMBLER

Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.

Above the Line
Fritz Lang·DirectorNorbert Jacques·ScreenplayThea von Harbou·ScreenplayCarl Hoffmann·Director of PhotographyKonrad Elfers·Music
Cast
Rudolf Klein-Rogge·Dr. MabuseAud Egede-Nissen·Cara CarozzaGertrude Welcker·Countess Dusy ToldAlfred Abel·Count ToldBernhard Goetzke·Prosecutor von WenkPaul Richter·Edgar HullRobert Forster-Larrinaga·SpoerriHans Adalbert Schlettow·GeorgGeorg John·PeschKároly Huszár·Hawasch
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
Fritz Lang·Director
Writing· 4
Norbert Jacques·ScreenplayThea von Harbou·ScreenplayFritz Lang·ScreenplayNorbert Jacques·Novel
Camera· 1
Carl Hoffmann·Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 2
Konrad Elfers·MusicOsmán Pérez Freire·Music
Art & Design· 3
Otto Hunte·Art DirectionErich Kettelhut·Art DirectionKarl Vollbrecht·Art Direction
Production· 1
Erich Pommer·Producer
By the Numbers
83.7
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
Where to Watch

THE AVAILABILITY MAP

The canonical record of where this film lives across the streaming map.

Provider Index In Progress

Streaming, rental, and purchase availability for this title is being ingested from the TMDB watch-providers feed and will appear here once the next catalog refresh runs. Until then, the canonical source links below remain the fastest route.

Find on TMDB
Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#D8D0C3
#392519
#834731
Mood
Serious
Composition
Centered
Era
1920s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster features a drawing of a man in a dark coat and top hat standing in what appears to be a city landscape. The man has a mustache and a serious ex”

Key Elements
Top HatCoat
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
More Like This

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Neighboring films in the catalog's similarity graph.

Keep Going

THREE WAYS DEEPER

Auteur
AUT
MORE BY FRITZ LANG

Every catalog entry where Fritz Lang is credited as director.

Open
Family
GEN
MORE CRIME

Top-ranked films inside crime, sorted by master score.

Open
Era
DEC
MORE FROM THE 1920S

The best films of the 1920s, ranked across every available metric.

Open
View on IMDbView on TMDBCatalog
HOLLYWOOD METRICS

The definitive mathematical oracle for cinematic success and creative script intelligence.

74,000+ Films100 Years1.1M+ Reviews
PRODUCT
  • Dashboard
  • Pricing
  • Script Analysis
  • News
  • Analytics
  • API
COMPANY
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
CONNECT
  • 𝕏X / Twitter
Get Started Free →
© 2026 Hollywood Metrics. All rights reserved.Powered by bespoke agents and autonomous agentic workflows