Waxworks
1924
· Movie
· 83 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
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A young poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum to write backstories for three new figures: the cruel Caliph of Baghdad, the murderous Ivan the Terrible, and the sinister Jack the Ripper. As he writes, he vividly imagines himself interacting with each of these historical monsters, falling into a series of terrifying and surreal adventures within his own imagination.
Details
- Directors
- Leo Birinski, Paul Leni
- Writer
- Henrik Galeen
- Studio
- Neptune-Film A.G.
- Released
- 13 November 1924
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rated
- NR
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