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Waxworks

6.419241h 23mNRMovieFantasyHorror

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.

DirectorsLeo Birinski·Paul Leni
WriterHenrik Galeen
ProducersAlexander Kwartiroff·Leo Birinski

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Cast · Directed by Leo Birinski

EJEmil Jannings
Emil Jannings
Harun al Raschid
CVConrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Ivan the Terrible
WDWilliam Dieterle
William Dieterle
The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
WKWerner Krauss
Werner Krauss
Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
OBOlga Belajeff
Olga Belajeff
Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin
JGJohn Gottowt
John Gottowt
Owner of the Waxworks
GJGeorg John
Georg John
Owner of the Panoptikums
ELErnst Legal
Ernst Legal
Poison-Maker of the Czar
PBPaul Biensfeldt
Paul Biensfeldt
Grand Vizier

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Waxworks is streaming on JustWatch TV and Darkroom in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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