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Cast

Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Harun al Raschid

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Ivan the Terrible

William Dieterle

William Dieterle

The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince

Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss

Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack

Olga Belajeff

Olga Belajeff

Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin

John Gottowt

John Gottowt

Owner of the Waxworks

Georg John

Georg John

Owner of the Panoptikums

Ernst Legal

Ernst Legal

Poison-Maker of the Czar

Paul Biensfeldt

Paul Biensfeldt

Grand Vizier

Crew

Richard Siedhoff

Richard Siedhoff

Music

Ernst Stern

Ernst Stern

Costume Design

Leo Birinski

Leo Birinski

Director

Leo Birinski

Leo Birinski

Editor

Henrik Galeen

Henrik Galeen

Writer

Alexander Kwartiroff

Alexander Kwartiroff

Producer

Paul Leni

Paul Leni

Director

Paul Leni

Paul Leni

Art Direction

Fritz Maurischat

Fritz Maurischat

Assistant Art Director

Artur Kiekebusch-Brenken

Artur Kiekebusch-Brenken

Production Manager

Leo Birinski

Leo Birinski

Producer

William Dieterle

William Dieterle

Assistant Director

Hans Lechner

Hans Lechner

Still Photographer

Paul Dannenberg

Paul Dannenberg

Props

Alfred Junge

Alfred Junge

Assistant Art Director

Helmar Lerski

Helmar Lerski

Director of Photography

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Waxworks

19246.4 / 1083 min
Fantasy, Horror

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.