Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse 1933

Critics score:
89 / 100

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Herbert L. Matthews, New York Times: It is a hallucinating and horrifying story, depicted with great power and the extraordinary beauty of photography that Lang has led his admirers to expect. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The movie captures an air of dread, despair, and individual impotence -- a political atmosphere that meshed perfectly with Lang's raging paranoia. Read more

Time Out: By 1932, the character had become rather more than just king villain of the serials: Testament finds him mouthing undisguised Nazi slogans from his asylum prison. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The story is very long-winded and even an ingenious director like Fritz Lang could not prevent its being rather slow-moving in places. Read more