

The Wax Mask
1997-04-04 · 98 min · ★ 5.6
Paris, 1900: a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man with a metal claw who rips their hearts out. The sole survivor and witness to the massacre is a young girl. Twelve years later in Rome a new wax museum is opened, whose main attractions are lifelike recreations of gruesome murder scenes. A young man bets that he will spend the night in the museum but is found dead the morning after. Soon, people start disappearing from the streets of Rome and the wax museum halls begin filling with new figures...
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- Directors
- Sergio Stivaletti
- Production companies
- France Film International, Cine 2000
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Robert HosseinBoris Volkoff
Romina MondelloSonia Lafont
Riccardo Serventi LonghiAndrea Conversi
Gabriella GiorgelliFrancesca
Valery ValmondGiorgina
Gianni FrancoInspector Palazzi
Massimo VanniVictor
Aldo MassassoInspector Lanvin
Goffredo UngerPuppeteer
Elena MarchesiniMadame's Girl
Romano IannelliPathologist
Daniel AuberLuca
Sabrina PellegrinoElenaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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