Waxworks
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6.4A 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.
Released: 1924-11-1383 minDir: Leo BirinskiFantasy, 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
- John Gottowt as Owner of the Waxworks
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1924
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- anthology film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- German
- Director
- Leo Birinski
- Screenwriter
- Henrik Galeen
- Cast member
- Fritz Alberti
- Cinematographer
- Helmar Lerski
- Duration
- +83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 136568
- Image
Gallery (3)
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Categories
1924 films1924 German filmsCultural depictions of Harun al-RashidCultural depictions of Ivan the TerribleFilms about Jack the RipperFilms based on One Thousand and One NightsFilms directed by Paul LeniFilms of the Weimar RepublicFilms set in wax museumsGerman anthology filmsGerman black-and-white filmsGerman Expressionist films