13 November 1924 Fantasy, Horror 83 mins
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.
Watch the official Waxworks 1924 trailer in HD below.
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
Georg John as Owner of the Panoptikums
Ernst Legal as Poison-Maker of the Czar
Paul Biensfeldt as Grand Vizier
Richard Siedhoff Music
Leo Birinski Director
Ernst Stern Costume Design
Leo Birinski Editor
Paul Leni Director
Henrik Galeen Writer
Alexander Kwartiroff Producer
Paul Leni Art Direction
Leo Birinski Producer
Le Cabinet des figures de cire Trailer
Austria 06 October 1924
Germany 13 November 1924
Sweden 13 February 1976
United States 18 March 1926
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