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Dr. Mabuse Collection |  | Directors: Harald Reinl, Hugo Fregonese, Victor De Santis
Actors: Gert Fröbe, Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi, Fausto Tozzi, Werner Peters
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 69718
Format: Black & White, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 270 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D3682D
UPC: 014381368222
EAN: 0014381368222
ASIN: B000JJSKZO
Theatrical Release Date: 1966
Release Date: January 9, 2007
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| • | The ultimate criminal mastermind is on the loose in this dynamite Euro-crime triple feature! The Return of Dr. Mabuse: The most fiendish villian of all time plans an alliance with the Chicago crime syndicate. A series of crimes and killings sets Inspector Lohman (Goldfinger's Gert Frobe) and FBI agent Joe Como (Lex Barker) on a trail of danger where no one is whom they appear to be! The Inv |
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Product Description
The ultimate criminal mastermind is on the loose in this dynamite Euro-crime triple feature! The Return of Dr. Mabuse: The most fiendish villian of all time plans an alliance with the Chicago crime syndicate. A series of crimes and killings sets Inspector Lohman (Goldfinger's Gert Frobe) and FBI agent Joe Como (Lex Barker) on a trail of danger where no one is whom they appear to be!The Invisible Dr. Mabuse: A beautiful dancer is terrorized by an invisible man and FBI agent Joe Como (Lex Barker again!) is out to catch the killer of a fellow agent. At the heart of the mystery is "Operation X" an invention capable of giving unlimited power to its owner. Is Dr. Mabuse behind the danger or is the invisible being something even more sinister? Find out in this thrilling mixture of mystery intrigue and a dash of Phantom of the Opera. The Death Ray Mirror of Dr. Mabuse: The demon of crime is back reaching out to steal a new device-- a death ray weapon enabling Dr. Mabuse to wreak new havoc upon the world. British agent Floyd Anders is sent to the isle of Malta to protect the weapon's inventor Professor Larson and must race against time to discover which of the various suspects is really the power-mad Dr. Mabuse.System Requirements:Running Time: 180 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: NR UPC: 014381368222 Manufacturer No: RET3682DVD
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 A Nice Set March 8, 2009
Jeremy D. Weinstein (Walnut Creek, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
David Kalat's great commentary on Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse explains the great lengths he went through to get the prints he used for that DVD. Here are three more in the series. This material is relatively rare, and even though these movies are presented full screen rather than a more preferred letterboxed, the prints are crisp and the audio is very good, with cool 1960s music and good Oskar Sala electronic compositions.
A nice triology just how I would want these February 14, 2009
D. Steigman (USA)
I really enjoy this set..these are fun to watch during a gray day, or a cold evening..this set has 3 Dr Mabuse titles. I usually watch them on a day where it is foggy or just cold gray weather for added ambiance. The Return of Dr Mabuse - this one has a good cast with Ferde Grofe as Inspector Lohman, Lex Barker as Joe Como & a lot of great undercover espionage. This was the most entertaining. The Invisible Dr Mabuse - Dr Mabuse this time wants to steal an invention of invisibility of another doctor - this one has undercover clowns,some cheesecake and is a lot of fun and mystery as well. Lex Barker returns of Joe Como. As for the Death Ray Mirror of Dr Mabuse - this one has Dr Mabuse on Malta trying to steal the Death Ray Mirror and destroy the world - Peter Van Eyck is the major out to get him - lots of cheesecake again. This was the least of the trilogy, a little too talky, but the babes are hot in this. Overall it is a fun set,when youre in the mood for some German crime movies. The plot/story can be a little confusing, but they are still fun to watch and are entertaining. Wolfgang Preiss has a small but important role as Dr Mabuse. I recommend this to anyone who is into Dr Mabuse, classic German crime thrillers as well as Edgar Bryan Wallace mystery movies (also from Germany)
Retormedia put out good USA transfers, yes I know they are available in Germany widescreen and in its original German language but for me - I am happy with the USA versions, the print quality is good to very good and these have a certain charm for me in USA versions. Basically this set works for me and wouldnt want them any other way
Not what we'd like -- and yet the movies shine through... April 18, 2008
T. Verratti (Laurel MD USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I hope I'm as much a Dr. Mabuse fan as any American can be -- or maybe I should say "mind-controlled slave of Dr. Mabuse." I relish the wonderful All-Day versions of 1,000 Eyes (The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse) and the Testament remake (Testament Of Dr. Mabuse/ The Crimes Of Dr. Mabuse), the definitive Criterion Testament (The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse - Criterion Collection), and any one of the many dips from Image of the original (Dr. Mabuse - The Gambler). I've also devoured Kalat's scholarly book on the series (Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels). So like some of the disappointed reviewers above, I was initially elated to see three more Mabuse films appear from Image -- and then really let down when I realized this collection was of the truncated, pan/scan, English-dubbed T.V. versions.
But here's my four-star twist: Once I purchased this can't-argue-with-the-price collection and actually sat down to watch -- and once my inner critic stopped grumbling over the off-putting voice coming out of Gert Frobe -- I found myself really enjoying these films, especially Return of Dr. Mabuse. Yes, the three Fritz Lang films show Lang at his pulpy best, and yes, the other editions are far more satisfying from a DVD collector standpoint. And, just as Kalat notes in his writing and his many Mabuse commentaries, the series indeed becomes a stream of quickie, low-budget, no-star knock-offs. But this disc reminds me that I love those kinds of films as well -- I've got plenty of Hollywood noir and cheapo sci-fi silliness with less production value. And there's never been a villian as compelling as Mabuse to carry fear and loathing through so many years and incarnations. Even with the cheap sets and cheap Lang-imitation direction, I still found myself drawn into these stories. So my four stars are in consideration of that -- for a Mabuse fan on the Region 1 side of the universe, this is still a treat, and likely the best we'll see for a long time.
If I could have Mabuse-style power over the DVD execs, I'd actually push them for a "Collection Volume 2" that included "Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard" and the Jess Franco "Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse" before I'd force them to redo this one -- yes, I'd take even bad U.S. prints of those. That's my feeling, anyway. (Or what the man with the microphone is TELLING me to feel. It's hard to be sure.)
Pretty good disk after all March 17, 2008
R. Fischer (California)
What's not to like about The Dr. Mabuse Collection? The movies are fun, the transfers are decent, and the price is right. This is likely the best Region 1 DVD of these films we'll see for awhile, so better get it while you can!
 Disappointing set August 27, 2007
Joe Smart (Chicago, IL United States)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I love the Dr Mabuse films from the 1960's and was thrilled when I saw that this was being released, at least until I opened the set and popped the disc in my player. The movies are all full-frame English dubbed TV prints and the quality is about what you would expect from cheapie Alpha Video releases of public domain movies. I can't believe Image would release such an inferior set and I will be very, very careful in the future and check reviews before ordering anything else that they release.
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