Dr. Mabuse the Gambler

Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Theatrical release poster by Theo Matejko
Directed by	Fritz Lang
Screenplay by	Fritz Lang Thea von Harbou
Based on	Doctor Mabuse by Norbert Jacques
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Rudolf Klein-Rogge Aud Egede-Nissen Gertrude Welcker Alfred Abel Bernhard Goetzke
Cinematography	Carl Hoffmann
Production company	Uco-Film GmbH
Distributed by	Universum Film AG
Release dates	27 April 1922 (1922-04-27) (Part 1) 26 May 1922 (1922-05-26) (Part 2)
Running time	154 minutes (Part 1) 114 minutes (Part 2)
Country	Germany
Language	German intertitles

Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (German: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler) is the first film in the Dr. Mabuse series about the character Doctor Mabuse who featured in the novels of Norbert Jacques. It was directed by Fritz Lang and released in 1922. The film is silent and would be followed by the sound sequels The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) and The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960).

It is four and a half hours long and divided into two parts, originally released a month apart: Der große Spieler: Ein Bild der Zeit and Inferno: Ein Spiel von Menschen unserer Zeit. The title, Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, makes use of three meanings of the German Der Spieler which can mean gambler, puppeteer, or actor.^{[citation needed]}

The film is included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, being the first of five Lang films to be included.^[1]