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Surveillance, secrets, and a criminal mastermind haunt a Nazi-bugged Berlin hotel.

THE 1,000 EYES OF DR. MABUSE

Dr. Mabuse is on the loose !

1960 · 1h 39m · NR · Crime / Mystery / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

In 1960s Germany, criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse uses hypnotized victims and the surveillance equipment of a Nazi-era bugged hotel to steal nuclear technology from a visiting American industrialist.

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What is The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse about?

The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse is a 1960 French-German-Italian crime mystery thriller directed by Fritz Lang about an American industrialist caught up in a web of surveillance, murder, and hypnotic manipulation inside a Nazi-era bugged hotel in Berlin.

Programmer's Pick

Fritz Lang’s last film is a labyrinthine blend of psychic visions, Cold War paranoia, and good old-fashioned hotel voyeurism. If you appreciate your crime mysteries with a dose of megalomaniac menace and surveillance-state chill, this one’s wired for your pleasure.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Murder and manipulation lurk in West Berlin’s Luxor Hotel, a WWII relic still equipped with Nazi surveillance tech in every room. When a reporter is killed, Inspector Kras enlists the help of a blind fortuneteller, Peter Cornelius, whose psychic visions offer clues but not the identity of the killer. Meanwhile, wealthy American Henry Travers checks into the hotel and becomes entangled with Marian Menil, a woman in distress over her menacing, club-footed husband. With suspicious guests and a criminal mastermind possibly orchestrating events from the shadows, the hotel’s intertwined residents find themselves swept into a sinister labyrinth where no one is ever truly alone—or unwatched.

Details & Specs

Director
Fritz Lang
Writers
Fritz Lang, Heinz Oskar Wuttig, Jan Fethke, Norbert Jacques
Release
1960
Runtime
1h 39m
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Language
German
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Also Known As
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, The Eye of Evil, Die Tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse, Os Mil Olhos do Dr. Mabuse, Le diabolique docteur Mabuse

Why This Matters

Fritz Lang's final directorial work, this international co-production revived the Dr. Mabuse character and launched a new series of Mabuse films aimed at competing with the popular Krimi wave in European cinema.
— SassyFlix Curator

Cast & Crew

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Director: Fritz Lang Writers: Fritz Lang +3 more
Peter van Eyck Peter van Eyck Henry B. Travers Gert Fröbe Gert Fröbe Kras Wolfgang Preiss Wolfgang Preiss Prof. Jordan/Peter Cornelius/Dr. Mabuse Dawn Addams Dawn Addams Marion Menil Werner Peters Werner Peters Hieronymus B. Mistelzweig Andrea Checchi Andrea Checchi Berg Howard Vernon Howard Vernon No. 12 DC David Cameron Michael Parker Christiane Maybach Christiane Maybach Maid Albert Bessler Albert Bessler Hotelingenieur MN Marielouise Nagel Reinhard Kolldehoff Reinhard Kolldehoff Nico Pepe Nico Pepe Jean-Jacques Delbo Jean-Jacques Delbo Linda Sini Linda Sini Renate Küster Renate Küster RW Rolf Weih Rolf Moebius Rolf Moebius MM Maria Milde Dieter Hallervorden Dieter Hallervorden Bruno W. Pantel Bruno W. Pantel Reporter Wolfgang Völz Wolfgang Völz Barkeeper WB Werner Buttler HW Hans W. Hamacher EV Egon Vogel

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Why Cult

Nazi Surveillance Hotel

The Luxor Hotel is rigged with Nazi-era eavesdropping tech, making every room a potential crime scene and every guest a suspect.

Psychic Clairvoyant Twist

A blind fortuneteller’s visions add an uncanny element to the sleuthing, complicating the pursuit of a murderer.

Criminal Mastermind Return

The specter of Dr. Mabuse, presumed dead, looms over the proceedings—fusing legacy villainy with modern paranoia.

Cold War West Berlin

A setting soaked in intrigue, with spies and secrets swirling in a partitioned Berlin.

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Threat File

Trigger

Reporter murdered and industrialist arrives at hotel

Threat

Dr. Mabuse's criminal machinations via surveillance and hypnotism

Effect

Guests manipulated, threatened, and murdered

Setting

Nazi-era bugged hotel in West Berlin

Questions from the Vault

Who directed The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse? +

The film was directed by Fritz Lang.

How long is The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse? +

The runtime is 99 minutes.

What genre is The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse? +

The film is a crime, mystery, and thriller.

Where can I watch The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse? +

You can watch The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse on SassyFlix.

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