Waxworks (1926)

  • NR
  • 03/18/1926 (US)
  • Fantasy, Horror
  • 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.

Leo Birinski

Director

Henrik Galeen

Writer

Paul Leni

Director

Cast

Emil Jannings's headshot

Emil Jannings

Harun al Raschid
Conrad Veidt's headshot

Conrad Veidt

Ivan the Terrible
William Dieterle's headshot

William Dieterle

The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
Werner Krauß's headshot

Werner Krauß

Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
Olga Belajeff's headshot

Olga Belajeff

Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin
John Gottowt's headshot

John Gottowt

Owner of the Waxworks
Georg John's headshot

Georg John

Owner of the Panoptikums
Ernst Legal's headshot

Ernst Legal

Poison-Maker of the Czar

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