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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Lang’s earlier Mabuse nightmare has the same feverish conspiracy atmosphere: unseen control, institutional menace, and a criminal intelligence that spreads through modern city life.
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Why this pick
Another Lang thriller in which an ordinary man stumbles into a wartime web of paranoia. Its brisk pursuit structure and sinister, half-unreal menace closely suit Mabuse’s mood.
03
Why this pick
Its stark Cold War paranoia, fractured sense of agency, and encroaching political conspiracy make it a potent companion to Lang’s vision of manipulation behind respectable surfaces.
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Why this pick
Petri brings a similarly stylish, mordantly artificial modernity to a world where public spectacle and private violence blur, with sleek spaces masking constant threat.
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Why this pick
For the Luxor Hotel’s invasive listening devices, this offers an even more intimate surveillance nightmare—precise, uneasy, and driven by the moral corrosion of watching others.
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01 / THE STORY
A reporter is killed in his car on his way to work. Inspector Kras gets a call from his informant Peter Cornelius, a blind fortuneteller, who had a vision of the crime but not the perpetrator. Meanwhile, Henry Travers, a rich American industrialist, checks into the Luxor Hotel, which has been outfitted by the Nazis during World War II to spy on people in every room. He becomes involved with Marian Menil, who is being threatened by her evil club-footed husband, Hieronymus B. Mistelzweig, purportedly a salesman, who is also a guest in the hotel and always seems to be lurking about. These disparate characters eventually get together to solve what appears to be the re-emergence of the long-dead Dr. Mabuse.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Marion Menil
Henry B. Travers
Kriminalkommissar Kras
Prof. Jordan/Peter Cornelius/Dr. Mabuse
Hieronymus B. Mistelzweig
Hoteldetektiv Berg
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