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| name = Dr. M
| name = Dr. M
| image = Dr. M film.jpg
| image = Dr. M film.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = French theatrical release poster
| caption = French theatrical release poster
| director = [[Claude Chabrol]]
| director = [[Claude Chabrol]]
| producer = Hans Brockmann<br>François Duplat<br>Christoph Holch
| producer = Hans Brockmann<br />François Duplat<br />Christoph Holch
| screenplay = Claude Chabrol<br>Sollace Mitchell
| screenplay = Claude Chabrol<br />Sollace Mitchell
| based_on = {{based on|''Doctor Mabuse der Spieler''|[[Norbert Jacques]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''Doctor Mabuse der Spieler''|[[Norbert Jacques]]}}
| story = Thomas Bauermeister
| story = Thomas Bauermeister
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Alan Bates]]<br />[[Jennifer Beals]]<br />[[Jan Niklas]]
| starring = [[Alan Bates]]<br />[[Jennifer Beals]]<br />[[Jan Niklas]]
| music = [[Mekong Delta (band)|Mekong Delta]]<br>[[Paul Hindemith]]
| music = [[Mekong Delta (band)|Mekong Delta]]<br />[[Paul Hindemith]]
| cinematography = [[Jean Rabier]]
| cinematography = [[Jean Rabier]]
| editing = Monique Fardoulis
| editing = Monique Fardoulis
| studio = N.E.F. Filmproduktion und Vertriebs<br>Ellepi Films<br>Italian International Film<br>Cléa Productions<br>Solyfic<br>ZDF<br>Telefilm Saar GmbH<br>La Sept
| studio = N.E.F. Filmproduktion und Vertriebs<br />Ellepi Films<br />Italian International Film<br />Cléa Productions<br />Solyfic<br />ZDF<br />Telefilm Saar GmbH<br />La Sept
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1990|05|24|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|1990|05|24|df=y}}
| runtime = 111 minutes
| runtime = 111 minutes
| country = West Germany<br>France<br>Italy
| country = West Germany<br />France<br />Italy
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
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| gross =
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'''''Dr. M'''''. is a 1990 [[crime film]] co-written and directed by [[Claude Chabrol]]. The film is loosely based on the plot of [[Fritz Lang]]'s ''[[Dr. Mabuse the Gambler]]'', which was in turn based on ''[[Doctor Mabuse|Mabuse der Spieler]]'' by [[Norbert Jacques]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Claude Chabrol |url=http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/docteur-m-v10066 |title=Docteur M. - Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards |publisher=AllRovi |date=2011-08-04 |access-date=2011-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130155631/http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/docteur-m-v10066 |archive-date=2011-11-30}}</ref>
'''''Dr. M'''''. is a 1990 [[crime film]] co-written and directed by [[Claude Chabrol]]. The film is loosely based on the plot of [[Fritz Lang]]'s ''[[Dr. Mabuse the Gambler]]'', which was in turn based on ''[[Doctor Mabuse|Mabuse der Spieler]]'' by [[Norbert Jacques]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Claude Chabrol |url=http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/docteur-m-v10066 |title=Docteur M. - Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards |publisher=AllRovi |date=2011-08-04 |access-date=2011-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130155631/http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/docteur-m-v10066 |archive-date=2011-11-30}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{more plot|date=July 2017}}
{{more plot|date=July 2017}}
In the near future, there is an outbreak of dramatic suicides in Berlin. A police detective 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 beautiful, enigmatic woman whose image is being used to manipulate the populace.
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.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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Steve Simels of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a C−:
Steve Simels of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a C−:


{{blockquote|[T]his is a standard-grade, low-budget European [[B movie]]. The plotting is absurd (with anachronistic elements; though the film is set in the future, the [[Berlin 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 of [[Albert Finney]] doing [[Hercule Poirot]]) — either overact or sleepwalk; and the pacing is lethargic verging on comatose.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steve Simels|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313844,00.html |title=Club Extinction Review |work=EW |date=1991-04-05 |access-date=2011-08-22}}</ref>}}
{{blockquote|[T]his is a standard-grade, low-budget European [[B movie]]. The plotting is absurd (with anachronistic elements; though the film is set in the future, the [[Berlin 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 of [[Albert Finney]] doing [[Hercule Poirot]]) — either overact or sleepwalk; and the pacing is lethargic verging on comatose.<ref>{{cite web |author=Steve Simels |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313844,00.html |title=Club Extinction Review |work=EW |date=1991-04-05 |access-date=2011-08-22 |archive-date=2012-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022041819/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313844,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}


Jackson Adler of ''[[TV Guide]]'' gave the film 3 out of 4 stars:
Jackson Adler of ''[[TV Guide]]'' gave the film 3 out of 4 stars:


{{blockquote|''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 with ''Club 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/club-extinction/review/128483 |title=Club Extinction Review |publisher=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=2011-08-22}}</ref>}}
{{blockquote|''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 with ''Club 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.tvguide.com/club-extinction/review/128483 |title=Club Extinction Review |publisher=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=2011-08-22 |archive-date=2012-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604024948/http://movies.tvguide.com/club-extinction/review/128483 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}


==Release==
==Release==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0099445|Dr. M}}
* {{IMDb title|0099445|Dr. M}}
* {{amg movie|10066|Dr. M}}
* {{allMovie title|10066|Dr. M}}
* {{YouTube|J7JoXS3LX90|Scene from the film featuring Andrew McCarthy}}
* {{YouTube|J7JoXS3LX90|Scene from the film featuring Andrew McCarthy}}


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Latest revision as of 17:26, 28 June 2024

Dr. M
French theatrical release poster
Directed byClaude Chabrol
Screenplay byClaude Chabrol
Sollace Mitchell
Story byThomas Bauermeister
Based onDoctor Mabuse der Spieler
by Norbert Jacques
Produced byHans Brockmann
François Duplat
Christoph Holch
StarringAlan Bates
Jennifer Beals
Jan Niklas
CinematographyJean Rabier
Edited byMonique Fardoulis
Music byMekong 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
Release date
  • 24 May 1990 (1990-05-24)
Running time
111 minutes
CountriesWest Germany
France
Italy
LanguageEnglish

Dr. M. is a 1990 crime film co-written and directed by Claude Chabrol. The film is loosely based on the plot of Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, which was in turn based on Mabuse der Spieler by Norbert Jacques.[1]

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Actor Role
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

Critical reception

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Steve Simels of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C−:

[T]his is a standard-grade, low-budget European B movie. The plotting is absurd (with anachronistic elements; though the film is set in the future, the Berlin 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 of Albert Finney doing Hercule Poirot) — either overact or sleepwalk; and the pacing is lethargic verging on comatose.[2]

Jackson Adler of TV 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 with Club 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]

Release

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Home media

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The film was released in the United States as Club Extinction on VHS.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Claude Chabrol (2011-08-04). "Docteur M. - Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards". AllRovi. Archived from the original on 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  2. ^ Steve Simels (1991-04-05). "Club Extinction Review". EW. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  3. ^ "Club Extinction Review". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  4. ^ Club Extinction VHS. ASIN 6301954882.
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