{"product_id":"mabuse-lives-masters-of-cinema-standard-edition-blu-ray-pre-order-17-november-2025","title":"MABUSE LIVES! (Masters of Cinema) Standard Edition Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eA collection of crime thrillers featuring the infamous master criminal, Dr Mabuse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEureka Entertainment to re-issue MABUSE LIVES! DR MABUSE AT CCC: 1960–1964,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003esix crime thrillers featuring the infamous master criminal. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable on Blu-ray from 17 November 2025 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eas part of The Masters of Cinema Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efeaturing a double-walled slipcase.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFritz Lang made two of the defining works of early German cinema with \u003cem\u003eDr Mabuse the Gambler \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Testament of Dr Mabuse\u003c\/em\u003e, two masterpieces centred on Norbert Jacques’ nefarious literary supervillain. In 1960, Lang was charged by Artur Brauner’s CCC Film with making a third crime thriller centred on the infamous Dr Mabuse, completing a trilogy nearly forty years in the making. A huge success, \u003cem\u003eThe Thousand Eyes of Dr Mabuse\u003c\/em\u003e gave CCC the confidence to launch into an entire series focused on the master criminal between 1960 and 1964, with \u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Preiss\u003c\/strong\u003e filling the title role. All six films are presented here alongside a wealth of new and archival extras.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Fritz Lang’s final film \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Thousand Eyes of Dr Mabuse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the eponymous master of disguise (Preiss) re-emerges in the Cold War era after a lengthy absence – and uses all manner of methods to insight murder and mayhem. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Return of Dr Mabuse\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003esees him use brainwashed prison inmates to commit a litany of crimes while evading the German authorities and the FBI. In \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Invisible Dr Mabuse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, he seeks to use an amazing new invention – a device that renders the user invisible – to his own ends. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Testament of Dr Mabuse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e – a remake of Lang’s earlier film – has the German police tying themselves in knots as they try to figure out how their adversary could be continuing his reign of terror from inside an asylum. In \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eScotland Yard Hunts Dr Mabuse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Mabuse’s tentacles begin to creep across the English Channel. Finally, in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Death Ray of Dr Mabuse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the criminal mastermind comes to possess a weapon capable of unleashing untold destruction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong\u003eFritz Lang, Harald Reinl\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eFace of the Frog\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eWerner Klingler\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003ePolice Raid\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003ePaul May\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDuel with Death\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cstrong\u003eHugo Fregonese\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eBlack Tuesday\u003c\/em\u003e), the CCC Mabuse series continues Fritz Lang’s legacy while playing into a popular market taste in Germany for adaptations of literary \u003cem\u003ekrimis –\u003c\/em\u003e or crime thrillers – that can also be seen in the enormous popularity of films based upon Edgar Wallace’s novels throughout the 1960s. The \u003cstrong\u003eMasters of Cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e series is honoured to collect all six of the 1960s Mabuse films together in this set, presented in high definition from \u003cstrong\u003e2K restorations\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eSTANDARD EDITION FOUR-DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouble-walled slipcase featuring artwork by Tony Stella\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003e1080p HD presentations of all six films from 2K restorations of the original film elements undertaken by CCC \u003c\/strong\u003e| Original German audio tracks (Uncompressed LPCM audio) | Optional English dub tracks on all six films | Optional English subtitles | Archival audio commentary on \u003cem\u003eThe Thousand Eyes of Dr Mabuse \u003c\/em\u003eby film historian and author David Kalat | New audio commentaries on the other five films in this set by film historian and author David Kalat | New introductions to each film by genre film expert and \u003cem\u003eVideo Watchdog\u003c\/em\u003e founder Tim Lucas | \u003cem\u003eMabuse Lives at CCC \u003c\/em\u003e– new interview with producer and managing director of CCC Film Alice Brauner, daughter of CCC founder Artur Brauner | \u003cem\u003eKriminology\u003c\/em\u003e – new video essay by David Cairns and Fiona Watson | \u003cem\u003eI raggi mortali del Dr Mabuse \u003c\/em\u003e– alternate Italian cut of \u003cem\u003eThe Death Ray of Dr Mabuse\u003c\/em\u003e | 2002 interview with actor Wolfgang Preiss | Alternate ending for \u003cem\u003eThe Thousand Eyes of Dr Mabuse\u003c\/em\u003e | Trailers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46946899329198,"sku":"EKA70610","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/mabuse_lives_limelight_bd.jpg?v=1758638167","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/mabuse-lives-masters-of-cinema-standard-edition-blu-ray-pre-order-17-november-2025","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}