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Waxworks
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It sits within the topics 1924 films, 1924 German films and Cultural depictions of Harun al-Rashid.
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6.4A 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.
Released: 1924-11-1383 minDir: Leo BirinskiFantasy, Horror
Cast
- 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
Themes
- insanity
- jack the ripper
- anthology
- wax museum
- torture chamber
- psychotronic
- expressionism
- german expressionism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- anthology film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Director
- Paul Leni
- Screenwriter
- Henrik Galeen
- Cast member
- Fritz Alberti
- Cinematographer
- Helmar Lerski
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 136568
- Image
- Wachsfigurenkabinett - crew.jpg
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- Commons category
- Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
- publication date
- 1924-01-01
- title
- Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
- distributed by
- UFA
- color
- black-and-white
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- production designer
- Paul Leni
- copyright status
- public domain
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Harun al-Rashid
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Jack the Ripper
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Categories
1924 films1924 German filmsCultural depictions of Harun al-RashidCultural depictions of Ivan the TerribleFilms about Jack the RipperFilms based on One Thousand and One NightsFilms directed by Paul LeniFilms of the Weimar RepublicFilms set in wax museumsGerman anthology filmsGerman black-and-white filmsGerman Expressionist filmsGerman silent feature filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 2 release dates