Das Testament Des Dr. Mabuse (aka The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse) (1962)

A German police commissioner (Gert Frobe) has himself tied in knots trying to figure out how his adversary, the diabolical Dr. Mabuse (Wolfgang Preiss) could be continuing his criminal reign of terror from inside a mental asylum. Directed by Werner Klingler (THE DIRTY GAME). A remake of the 1933 Fritz Lang film but without the Lang inventiveness. What we get is a B&W pulpy genre piece that doesn't require much concentration but passes the time amiably. I enjoyed the comical camaraderie of a pre GOLDFINGER Gert Frobe's commissioner and his not too bright sidekick, Harald Juhnke but it remains a lesser entry in the Mabuse universe. With Senta Berger (wasted), Walter Rilla, Leon Askin and Helmut Schmid.