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« on: July 01, 2013, 09:54:11 PM »
In the vein of Fritz Lang....
Since hearing about Doctor Mabuse, I've been Amazoning and/or IMDbing; I've learned Fritz Lang was one of the 'best' directors of D.M.
I went to Amazon, while trying to see when DM would come out; a recommendation was "Ministry of Fear".
It stars the wonderful Ray Milland (I genuinely love him!), so I ordered it.
Just watched it this weekend...ehh...okayish.
Very good cinematography, lighting, all this production side, and, as I mentioned, Ray Milland. The rest is sort of 'eh-ish'.
I did however watch the commentary at the end. One of the few quicky-shots was of Doctor Mabuse (just the title, not any movie part). The commentary was I believe by Joe McAllreny (sp).
He mentioned "The Man Who Knew Too Much" and "M" (a movie I've heard about, but never had a chance too see).
He also contrasted/compared Lang to Hitchcock...that was intersting.
I believe I only paid about $4-$5 + the standard $3.99 S&H; is worth that, but IMHO, not more.
If anyone really wants to borrow it, just shoot me a PM & we'll work something out.
Glad I got to see Ray Milland!!!
Patti