Dr. M (movie)

Movie
German title	Dr. M.
Original title	Dr. M.
Country of production	Germany , France , Italy
original language	English
Publishing year	1990
length	116 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Claude Chabrol
script	Thomas ; Farmer Sollace Mitchell
production	Hans Brockmann ; François Duplat ; Christoph Holch ( ZDF )
music	Paul Hindemith ; Mekong Delta
camera	Jean Rabier
cut	Monique Fardoulis
occupation
	Alan Bates : Dr. Mars field; Jennifer Beals : Sonja Vogler; Jan Niklas : Inspector Klaus Hartmann; Hanns Zischler : Mr. Moser; Benoît Régent : Mr. Stieglitz; William Berger : Mr. Penck; Alexander Radszun : Mr. Engler; Peter Fitz : Egon Veidt; Daniela Poggi : Kathi; Beatrice Macola : Anna;

Dr. M is a film directed by Claude Chabrol in 1990. The film is a remake of Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922) based on the novel Mabuse the Gambler by Norbert Jacques . The cinema release in West Germany was on May 24, 1990 and in the GDR on September 28, 1990. The first broadcast was on January 31, 1993 on ZDF .

action

In the near future, a deadly epidemic will infect people in West Berlin. Some commit suicide to save themselves. The media reports are apparently unusual propaganda. Nobody knows what to do or how to save themselves, except for a policeman who suspects that the suicides are really the victims of some madman. His research leads him to a beautiful, enigmatic woman. He learns that the owner of the media group is driving people to suicide with the help of women and the media because he needs their energy as a reserve of strength for his steely heart. At the last moment, mass suicide can be prevented.

background

The film was produced by NEF Diffusion Film Vertriebs GmbH (Munich), Cléa Productions (Paris), Ellepi Films SrI (Rome) and ZDF (Mainz).

reception

The film-dienst described the film as an "unsuccessful homage to Fritz Lang and his 'Mabuse' cycle". Dr. M is a "lifeless film that turns the subjects of self-destruction and mass suggestion into nothing more than a robber pistol".

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dr. M. In: Filmportal.de . German Film Institute , accessed April 2, 2015 .
↑ ^a ^b Dr. M. film-dienst , accessed April 2, 2015 .

[filmportal-1] Dr. M. In: Filmportal.de . German Film Institute , accessed April 2, 2015 .

[film-dienst-2] Dr. M. film-dienst , accessed April 2, 2015 .


1920s and 1930s	Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922) \| The will of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
1960s	The 1000 eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) \| In the steel network of Dr. Mabuse (1961) \| The invisible claws of Dr. Mabuse (1961) \| The will of Dr. Mabuse (1962) \| Scotland Yard is chasing Dr. Mabuse (1963) \| The death rays of Dr. Mabuse (1964)
Other films (selection)	The living corpses of Dr. Mabuse (1970) \| Dr. M strikes (1972) \| Bruce Lee - The Secret of the Green Hornet (1966/1975) \| Kottan investigates: Mabuse returns (1983) \| Dr. M (1990)