Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse (1961)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Harald Reinl

Writers:

Marc Behm (writer)
Ladislas Fodor (writer)

Release Date:

1966 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Commissioner Lohmann is already planning his holidays. An unexpected phone call calls him back to work...

Plot Keywords:

Gunfight | Prison | Romantic Subplot | Father Daughter Relationship | Narcotics

Cast

Gert Fröbe	...	Kommissar Lohmann
Lex Barker	...	Joe Como alias 'Nick Scappio' alias 'Bob Arco'
Daliah Lavi	...	Maria Sabrehm
Fausto Tozzi	...	Warden Wolf
Werner Peters	...	Böhmler
Wolfgang Preiss	...	Dr. Mabuse
Rudolf Forster	...	Professor Julius Sabrehm
Rudolf Fernau	...	Pfarrer Briefenstein
Joachim Mock	...	Detective Voss
Laura Solari	...	Mrs. Pizarro
Ady Berber	...	Alberto Sandro
Henry Coubet	...	Blinder
Jean-Roger Caussimon	...	Küster
Albert Bessler	...	Trödler
Lou Seitz	...	Mrs. Lohmann

Also Known As:

F.B.I. contro dottor Mabuse (Italy)
In the Steel Cabinet of Dr. Mabuse
In the Steel Net of Dr. Mabuse
Le retour du docteur Mabuse (France)
Phantom Fiend
The FBI vs. Dr. Mabuse
The Phantom Meets the Return of Dr. Mabuse (USA) (alternative title)
The Return of Dr. Mabuse (USA)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

West Germany | France | Italy

Language:

German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:12 | Finland:K-18 | West Germany:16 (nf)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)

Trivia:

The original German title referred to the successful TV series "Stahlnetz" (1958), which is based on the US police series "Dragnet" (1951) (it even used the famous "Dragnet" theme song). The German theatrical trailer showed the actual title "Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse", whereas the voiceover of the trailer announces "Das Stahnetz des Dr. Mabuse" (which means "The steel net..." instead of "In the steel net...").

Movie Connections:

Follows Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (1922)

The Return Of Dr Mabuse

This film has had more titles than some folks have shorts.No matter what the title we do have a nifty follow up to the classic 1000 Eyes Of Dr Mabuse.

A man is murdered on a train which brings in Inspector Lohmann.In a rather gruesome scene a woman representing the Chicago Mafia is roasted alive by a flame thrower in a truck.This brings in Joe Como,FBI agent.Or is he really Nick Scapio from the Chicago mob?

Dr Mabuse wants to make a deal with the Chicago gangsters for some undisclosed reason.He has a chemical which makes a person a slave to the will of Dr Mabuse.Mabuse intends to take over and destroy a nuclear power plant in the city as a show of good faith.Cleverly using prisoners from the local prison Mabuse intends to create mass havoc & terror.

This film is never dull and will keep you guessing right until the end.It also has one of the more paranoid endings in the Dr Mabuse series.If you can find it enjoy it!