Waxworks

Paul Leni
1924-11-13


6.4
83 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Emil Jannings Harun al Raschid Unowned
Conrad Veidt Ivan the Terrible Unowned
William Dieterle The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince Unowned
Werner Krauß Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack Unowned
Olga Belajeff Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin Unowned
John Gottowt Owner of the Waxworks Unowned
Georg John Owner of the Panoptikums Unowned
Ernst Legal Poison-Maker of the Czar Unowned
Paul Biensfeldt Grand Vizier Unowned