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Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler
One master of disguise deals the whole city its fate.
What
Theo Matejko's 1922 poster for Fritz Lang's two-part crime epic Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler.
Why
Lang's portrait of a hypnotic criminal mastermind became the template for the cinematic supervillain and a mirror of Weimar unease.
Notice
Notice Matejko's slashing brushwork pulling the eye toward a single commanding stare.
“Chaos wearing a hundred faces.”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 11x17" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (1922), dir. Fritz Lang
- Country / studio
- Germany · Uco-Film / Decla-Bioscop
- Designer
- Theo Matejko
- Format
- Other
- Poster published
- German lithograph film poster, 1922
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
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