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A classic of German Expressionism, this was Paul Leni’s last German film before making his way to America. A starving poet asked to write about the figures in the fantastic waxworks invents four portraits of cruelty. A haunting atmosphere is created through the expressionistic sets and ingenious lighting effects.
Original Release
11/13/1924
US Release
03/18/1926
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Emil Jannings | Harun al Raschid |
| Conrad Veidt | Ivan the Terrible |
| Werner Krauss | Spring-Heeled Jack / Jack the Ripper |
| William Dieterle | The Poet / Assad the Baker / A Russian Prince / Russian Prince |
| Paul Biensfeldt | Grand Vizier |
| John Gottowt | Inhaber der Panoptikums / Owner of the Waxworks |
| Georg John | Prisoner / Owner of the Panoptikums |
| Ernst Legal | Poison-Maker of the Czar |
| Sung-Woo Shin | Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Emil Jannings | Harun al Raschid |
| Conrad Veidt | Ivan the Terrible |
| Werner Krauss | Spring-Heeled Jack / Jack the Ripper |
| William Dieterle | The Poet / Assad the Baker / A Russian Prince / Russian Prince |
| Paul Biensfeldt | Grand Vizier |
| John Gottowt | Inhaber der Panoptikums / Owner of the Waxworks |
| Georg John | Prisoner / Owner of the Panoptikums |
| Ernst Legal | Poison-Maker of the Czar |
| Sung-Woo Shin | Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Leo Birinsky | Producer |
| Alexander Kwartiroff | Producer |
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