Region 4 Winners and Losers

    Numerous versions of Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler have been released in various Regions. Several shorter versions of the film have been released in other Regions though these should generally be avoided now a more complete cut is available. The particular cut featured here was assembled and restored quite recently in Germany based on Lang's own notes. Not only is it generally regarded as the definitive version of the film, but the restoration job makes the appearance of this version a cut above the rest.

    This particular cut was released by Kino Video in Region 1 in 2006. That version features the same featurettes seen on the local release, as well as additional Text Biographies and film notes as well as an Image Gallery. The Region 1 release misses out on the Audio Commentary.

    This cut has been released in Region 2 Germany with the same featurettes, but lacking the English subtitles of the local release.

    Though it is far from perfect, the Region 4 Madman release appears to be the best release for English speakers.