Evil mastermind Dr. Mabuse is using brainwashed prison inmates to commit crimes but the German police aided by an FBI agent is on his trail. With the development of digital TV and cable/satellite channels, viewers could have expected to finally have access to a truly varied offer of films. Well, guess again! It seemed like a huge section of the movie world was to remain hidden away and only a chosen few would be granted the ultimate privilege of being shown on traditional movie channels.