Waxworks

83 min 1924 Published on, 1 year ago

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.

Country

Germany

Genre

Fantasy Drama Horror

Released

13 Nov, 1924

Main Cast

Emil Jannings , Conrad Veidt , William Dieterle , Werner Krauss , Olga Belajeff

Supporting Cast

John Gottowt , Georg John , Ernst Legal , Paul Biensfeldt

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