
Waxworks (1924)
Original Title: Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
Fantasy
Horror
6.4 (65 votes)
1h 23m
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.
Details
- Director
- Paul Leni
- Writer
- Henrik Galeen
- Original Language
- German
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Conrad Veidt
Emil Jannings
Ernst Legal
Georg John
John Gottowt
Olga Belajeff
Paul Biensfeldt
Werner Krauss
William Dieterle
Keywords
anthology
expressionism
german expressionism
insanity
jack the ripper
psychotronic
torture chamber
wax museum
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