Waxworks (1924)

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Waxworks on IMDb 6.8/10 1,340 votes

Released:
1924-11-13

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Leo Birinski, Paul Leni

Runtime:
1h 23min

Genre:
Fantasy, Horror

  • Cast:
  • Emil Jannings
    as
    Harun al Raschid
  • Conrad Veidt
    as
    Ivan the Terrible
  • William Dieterle
    as
    The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
  • Werner Krauss
    as
    Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
  • Olga Belajeff
    as
    Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin