

Waxworks
1924-11-13 · 83 min · ★ 6.4
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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- Directors
- Leo Birinski, Paul Leni
- Production companies
- Neptune-Film A.G.
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Emil JanningsHarun al Raschid
Conrad VeidtIvan the Terrible
William DieterleThe Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
Werner KraussJack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
Olga BelajeffEva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin
John GottowtOwner of the Waxworks
Georg JohnOwner of the Panoptikums
Ernst LegalPoison-Maker of the Czar
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