Docteur M. (1990)

Country of Origin: Germany / France / Italy
Year of Production:
Running Times: 112 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: N.E.F. Filmproduktion / Ellepi Film / Italian International Film / Cléa Productions / Solyfic / Z.D.F. / Téléfilm / La Sept / Eurimages del Consiglio d'Europa
Producers: Konstantin Thoeren, Ingrid Windisch
Production Manager: Gilbert Funke
Pre-Production and Budgeting Production Manager: Wolfgang Bajorat
Production Coordinator: Carla Thoeren

SCRIPT
Script: Wolfgang Hundhammer, Sollace Mitchell
Story: Thomas Bauermeister
Novel: Mabuse der Spieler by Norbert Jacques

DIRECTION
Director: Claude Chabrol

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Jean Rabier
Camera Operator: Régis N. Bonvillain
Key Grip: Markus Pluta

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Monique Fardoulis

MUSIC
Music: Mekong Delta, Paul Hindemith

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Axel Arft
Boom Operator: Uwe Thalmann

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Egon Strasser

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Effects Make Up: Hasso von Hugo

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Karl Baumgartner
Artificial Heart: Giannetto de Rossi

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Frank Schlegel
Models: Joost van der Velden

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designers: Dante Ferretti, Wolfgang Hundhammer
Prop Buyer: Michael Tonke
Construction Coordinator: Philipp Hübner
Carpenter: Philipp Hübner

LOCATIONS
Locations: Berlin, Germany

CAST
Alan Bates (Doctor Marsfeldt / Guru)
Jennifer Beals (Sonja Vogler)
Jan Niklas (Lt. Claus Hartman)
Hanns Zischler (Moser)
Benoît Régent (Stieglitz)
Alexander Radszun (Engler)
Peter Fitz (Veidt)
Daniela Poggi (Kathi)
William Berger (Penck)
Michael Degen (Reimar Von Geldern)
Wolfgang Preiss (Kessler)
Isolde Barth (Mrs Sehr)
Andrew McCarthy (assassin)
Tobias Hoesl (Achim)
Béatrice Macola (Anna)
Béla Tanas (Roman Lipp)
Jean Benguigui (Rolf)
Duska Bisconti
Franziska Pigulla
Eleonore Weisgerber
Heike Schaaf
Osman Ragheb
Hagen Müller-Stahl
Robert Owens
Matthew Burton
Werner Obermeit
Shaun Lawton
Karin Schröder
Dagmar Cassens
Cécile Maistre
Amelie zur Mühlen
Anton Rattinger
Lothar Mann
Hans-Peter Maus
Franz-Otto Schenk
Uwe Hellmann
Dominik Bender
Jean-François Le Moigne
Michael Tanneberger
Barbara Dockhorn
Rudolf Nadler
Paul Frielinghaus
Elisabeth Guenther
Olivier Pascalin
Martina Maurer
Andreas Grothusen
Rebecca Martinez
Viviane Guenther
Werner Schuessler
Ansgar Sauter
Thomas Pick
Matthias Keppler
Oliver Floetgen
Karl Heinz Maslo
Frank-Lorenz Engel
Ludwig Hollburg
Jürgen Klauß
George Kranz
Nadine Urhoff
Georgio Kalimanis
Ernest Beck
Justina del Corte
Jan Kurbjuweit
Elisabeth Regenhard
Konrad Bösherz
Tim Nikolaus Straub
Eijlaere Empere, Ebi Empere, Sophia Graupner, Sara Han, Bashar Khatib, Yasmin Khatib, Jan Schöning (children)

PLOT SUMMARY

Lt Klaus Hartmann is sent to investigate a series of mysterious accidents on both sides of the Berlin wall. He uncovers a strong of suicides linked to the sinister holiday camp Club Thanatos.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Video Distributors: Prism Pictures
Laserdisc Distributors: Prism Pictures

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: M

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

TIMELINE

1990
May
24: West Germany – theatrical release

September
28: East Germany – theatrical release

November
21: France - theatrical release

1991
July
9: Italy - passed by the ratings board
18: Italy - theatrical release

1992
September
18: Spain - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Club Extinction - US title
Dr M - West German / Swedish / UK title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Dorian Gray im Spiegel der Boulevardpresse (1984)
Dr Mabuse, der Spieler (1922)
Scotland Yard jagt Dr Mabuse (1963)
Scream and Scream Again (1969)
Das Testament des Dr Mabuse (1962)
Die Todesstrahlen des Dr Mabuse (1964)
Die Unsichtbaren Krallen des Dr Mabuse (1962)
La venganza del doctor Mabuse (1972)

REFERENCES

BOOKS

The Strange Case of Dr Mabuse by David Kalat (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Co)
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KEYWORDS

children, discos, impalement, subliminal messages, suicide, television

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009