The Invisible Dr. Mabuse
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The Invisible Dr. Mabuse

6.8 / 10 1962 1h 28mNR German
CrimeThrillerScience FictionHorror

Storyline

Strange things happen in a revue theatre. The dancer Maria seems to be hunted by an invisible admirer. When the body of a probable FBI agent is found in a trunk the police asks FBI man Joe Como for help. Como gets interested in the revue theatre and an ominous transport firm soon. When he is receiving mysterious threatening letters he is sure that Dr. Mabuse has risen again. But what is going on at "Enterprise X" so that both the goverment and the mad genius in crime are interested in it?

Cast & Crew

Lex Barker

Lex Barker

FBI Agent Joe Como

Lead
Karin Dor

Karin Dor

Liane Martin

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Martin Droste, aka Bobo the Clown

Siegfried Lowitz

Siegfried Lowitz

Police Commissioner Brahm

Walo Lüönd

Walo Lüönd

Detective Haase

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Dr. Krone / Dr. Mabuse

Kurd Pieritz

Kurd Pieritz

Dr. Bardorf

Rudolf Fernau

Rudolf Fernau

Professor Erasmus

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harald Reinl's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Invisible Dr. Mabuse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker