Waxworks Movie Review 1924

A major achievement in German Expressionism, in which a poet imagines scenarios in a wax museum fairground that involve Jack the Ripper, Ivan the Terrible, and Haroun al-Rashid. Influential and considered ahead of its time. Silent.

Distribution

LSVideo, Inc., PO Box 415, Carmel, IN 46082, Phone: (317)846-3736, Email: gus@lsvideo.com, URL: http://www.lsvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 63 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Silent Films, Jack the Ripper, Museums

Screenplay

Henrik Galeen

Cast

William Dieterle, Emil Jannings, Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, John Gottowt, Olga Belajeff

Director

Paul Leni

Producer

UFA