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Waxworks (1924)

6.4/10 1h 23m Nov 13, 1924
Fantasy Horror

A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing, the poet and the daughter of the owner, Eva, fantasize the fantastic stories and fall in love for each other.

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Movie Details

Original Title Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
Original Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings
Harun al Raschid
Popularity: 2.6
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Ivan the Terrible
Popularity: 0.5
William Dieterle
William Dieterle
The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
Popularity: 0.8
Werner Krauss
Werner Krauss
Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
Popularity: 0.7
Olga Belajeff
Olga Belajeff
Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin
Popularity: 0.2
John Gottowt
John Gottowt
Owner of the Waxworks
Popularity: 0.2
Georg John
Georg John
Owner of the Panoptikums
Popularity: 1.1
Ernst Legal
Ernst Legal
Poison-Maker of the Czar
Popularity: 0.2
Paul Biensfeldt
Paul Biensfeldt
Grand Vizier
Popularity: 0.9

Key Crew

Music Richard Siedhoff
Director Leo Birinski, Paul Leni
Editor Leo Birinski
Writer Henrik Galeen
Producer Alexander Kwartiroff, Leo Birinski

Production

Neptune-Film A.G.

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Keywords

insanity jack the ripper anthology wax museum torture chamber psychotronic expressionism german expressionism

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 6, 2022

There is more than a little of the "Dr. Caligari" (1921) to this compendium of three stories. Visually very similar in style, with angular - seemingly disjointed and out of scale sets and wonderfully targeted use of lighting serves to augment these episodes. A waxworks provides that environment wher ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 13, 1924
Runtime 1h 23m
Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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