| Dr. M | |
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 French theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Claude Chabrol |
| Screenplay by | Claude Chabrol Sollace Mitchell |
| Story by | Thomas Bauermeister |
| Based on | Doctor Mabuse der Spieler byNorbert Jacques |
| Produced by | Hans Brockmann François Duplat Christoph Holch |
| Starring | Alan Bates Jennifer Beals Jan Niklas |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier |
| Edited by | Monique Fardoulis |
| Music by | Mekong Delta Paul Hindemith |
Production companies | N.E.F. Filmproduktion und Vertriebs Ellepi Films Italian International Film Cléa Productions Solyfic ZDF Telefilm Saar GmbH La Sept |
| Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Countries | West Germany France Italy |
| Language | English |
Dr. M. is a 1990crime film co-written and directed byClaude Chabrol. The film is loosely based on the plot ofFritz Lang'sDr. Mabuse the Gambler, which was in turn based onMabuse der Spieler byNorbert Jacques.[1]
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In 1999, there is an outbreak of suicides in Berlin. While some of the suicides involve a person just killing themselves, other cause several casualties. With this "epidemic" causing hundreds of deaths, panic starts to creep in both sides of the Berlin Wall. In West Berlin, Lt. Claus Hartman, whose wife killed herself years before the outbreak after finding out she was pregnant, suspects that the suicides are really caused by a lone madman, Dr. Marsfeldt, who is using a form of mass hypnosis. His investigations lead him to a woman whose image is being used to manipulate the populace.
| Actor | Role |
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| Alan Bates | Dr. Marsfeldt / Guru |
| Jennifer Beals | Sonja Vogler |
| Jan Niklas | Lt. Claus Hartman |
| Andrew McCarthy | The Assassin |
| Hanns Zischler | Moser |
| Benoît Régent | Stieglitz |
| Alexander Radszun | Engler |
| Daniela Poggi | Kathi |
| William Berger | Penck |
| Michael Degen | Reimar von Geldern |
| Wolfgang Preiss | Kessler |
| Jean Benguigui | Rolf |
| Isolde Barth | Mrs. Sehr |
| Béatrice Macola | Anna |
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Steve Simels ofEntertainment Weekly gave the film a C−:
[T]his is a standard-grade, low-budget EuropeanB movie. The plotting is absurd (with anachronistic elements; though the film is set in the future, theBerlin Wall has not yet come down); the stars — including the still fetching Jennifer Beals and the usually cool Alan Bates (doing what seems like an eccentric imitation ofAlbert Finney doingHercule Poirot) — either overact or sleepwalk; and the pacing is lethargic verging on comatose.[2]
Jackson Adler ofTV Guide gave the film 3 out of 4 stars:
Club Extinction is something of a mishmash. But it's a mostly engaging mishmash with Chabrol operating in a satirically sinister mode that should come as no surprise to his devotees... In contrast to many American genre pictures, the problems withClub Extinction stem from aiming too high rather than too low... [M]ostly to Chabrol's credit, the going never gets boring, no matter how many times one views it.Club Extinction is an absorbing and even amusing thriller with brains--even if it does take more brains than should be necessary to follow its helter-skelter plot.[3]
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The film was released in the United States asClub Extinction onVHS.[4]
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